Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)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
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111111111014141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)560543411392435428421361355264242168168114112110112110327304392431411444
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.57
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset--6:28-------6:27-------6:25-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192019191818181819191918181717171820201919191818
Feels °C (?)181817171617171818171717171717171720202020191918
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