
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
690 | 908 | 908 | 700 | 1591 | 1323 | 1109 | 1094 | 938 | 701 | 680 | 669 | 581 | 386 | 380 | 374 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 319 | 273 | 275 | 280 | 309 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:28AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.49m | 6:19AM1.34m | 6:52PM1.44m | 7:13AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.17m | 11:43AM0.12m | 00:18AM0.24m | 12:30PM0.21m | 1:14AM0.31m | 1:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
690 | 908 | 908 | 700 | 1591 | 1323 | 1109 | 1094 | 938 | 701 | 680 | 669 | 581 | 386 | 380 | 374 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 319 | 273 | 275 | 280 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
37 | 162 | 390 | 602 | 1115 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 31 | 108 | 48 | 61 | 36 | 78 | 67 | 36 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | 169 | 148 | 86 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 66 | 25 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
123 | 132 | 88 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 43 | 39 | 55 | 83 | 101 | 116 | 162 | 82 | 54 | 45 | 172 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 275 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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