Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SW
17
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
10
0.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
685
502
119
143
363
333
281
429
956
1061
969
325
186
367
983
343
367
383
446
623
633
560
550
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
W
0
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.46m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:43PM1.33m
4:49AM1.33m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
1
1
9
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
9
9
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
17
16
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
W
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
10
0.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
906
685
502
584
418
363
333
281
201
956
1061
969
325
186
367
127
172
172
383
446
623
633
560
550
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
17
86
123
119
114
119
104
242
429
50
31
68
200
99
180
4
117
115
167
109
102
69
98
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.4
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
15
37
36
81
143
177
173
73
54
18
16
31
105
17
133
45
4
44
111
9
3
3
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
NW
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1.6
W
10
0.4
NW
4
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
154
120
91
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
7
7
15
460
5
983
343
367
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
4
2
4
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
268
275
22
22
5
2
3
12
22
1
3
22
74
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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