Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
6
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101111121214141414141413131313121212121315151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216027282718247423215395360633903031269623232012183415691626179720172104228230684653511953925341
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.60
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:17AM
0.34
12:51PM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11111111-111---21-------
Temp. °C161514141515161516161615151416161717171617161617
Feels °C (?)654579101091212111110111414121311119910
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