
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1487 | 659 | 451 | 347 | 311 | 532 | 690 | 872 | 984 | 1070 | 1052 | 1006 | 962 | 1147 | 1081 | 977 | 843 | 1836 | 1591 | 1282 | 1027 | 989 | 906 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.57m | 3:53PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:28PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1090 | 659 | 451 | 347 | 239 | 160 | 690 | 872 | 984 | 1070 | 1052 | 1006 | 962 | 1147 | 1081 | 728 | 719 | 1836 | 1591 | 1282 | 1027 | 989 | 906 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
46 | 46 | 27 | 100 | 203 | 532 | 123 | 107 | 79 | 215 | 132 | 112 | 100 | 10 | 311 | 977 | 843 | 159 | 116 | 92 | 52 | 54 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 93 | — | 76 | 72 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 229 | 56 | 66 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
1487 | 226 | 247 | 275 | 311 | 364 | 306 | 266 | 227 | 560 | 464 | 419 | 339 | 122 | 159 | 177 | 184 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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