Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1225 | 1010 | 819 | 822 | 756 | 515 | 437 | 389 | 211 | 338 | 412 | 172 | 234 | 265 | 289 | 298 | 363 | 524 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.04m | 9:44AM0.92m | 10:23PM0.98m | 11:54AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.62m | 3:47PM0.71m | 5:32AM0.62m | 6:06PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
1225 | 1010 | 819 | 822 | 756 | 515 | 437 | 389 | 211 | 338 | 412 | 167 | 234 | 265 | 289 | 298 | 363 | 524 | 568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 138 | 202 | 247 | 172 | 71 | 88 | 54 | 31 | 11 | 25 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SE 4 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 31 | 1 | — | 66 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 18 | 24 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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