Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111212121212121212121111111111121212151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6196476504364513843783713143032502192192192702754294431139124111751127915802
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.53
5:05AM
1.64
5:30PM
1.44
5:45AM
1.51
6:14PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.07
11:23AM
0.05
11:31PM
0.17
12:04PM
0.18
12:15AM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:55-------6:54-------6:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181718191918181717171919191818181818212424212019
Feels °C (?)151414141312131314131513131112121213161917161617
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