Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
489 | 450 | 431 | 501 | 508 | 460 | 453 | 434 | 643 | 702 | 692 | 634 | 615 | 545 | 638 | 811 | 1010 | 1314 | 1516 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.69m | 4:46AM1.51m | 5:05PM1.64m | 5:21AM1.43m | 5:39PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:51AM0.05m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
489 | 450 | 431 | 501 | 508 | 460 | 453 | 434 | 643 | 702 | 692 | 634 | 615 | 545 | 638 | 811 | 1010 | 1314 | 1516 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 4 |
38 | 28 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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