Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
769
745
579
560
633
633
560
710
1107
885
1167
988
959
1165
1029
1403
1322
1197
1008
808
656
540
270
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43PM1.33m
4:49AM1.33m
5:17PM1.26m
5:23AM1.24m
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.16m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
11:04AM0.28m
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.49m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
12
14
12
11
12
13
12
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
119
769
745
579
560
633
633
560
710
1107
885
1167
988
959
841
150
171
167
149
111
138
136
80
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
108
113
113
109
74
69
70
70
66
50
355
233
252
211
171
136
85
46
45
30
12
42
66
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
83
82
3
3
3
15
15
13
2
49
42
91
90
143
7
13
3
11
41
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
732
2
3
1
1165
1029
1403
1322
1197
1008
808
656
540
270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
9
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
10
25
9
10
28
201
203
589
203
658
37
9
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
3
9
5
9
5
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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