Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 183 | 236 | 180 | 205 | 204 | 216 | 204 | 134 | 140 | 222 | 217 | 278 | 569 | 701 | 651 | 552 | 535 | 405 | 341 | 335 | 300 | 357 | 509 |
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 | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55AM1.10m | 8:35PM1.09m | 9:51AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:29AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.44m | 2:07PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:21PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:56PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 240 | 183 | 236 | 180 | 205 | 204 | 216 | 204 | 134 | 140 | 70 | 217 | 278 | 569 | 701 | 651 | 552 | 535 | 405 | 341 | 335 | 300 | 357 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 116 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 96 | 94 | 7 | 49 | 111 | 172 | 65 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 84 | 157 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 19 | S 18 | WSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 35 | 15 | — | 79 | 34 | 85 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 37 | 72 | 97 | 183 | 187 | 156 | 93 | 74 | 222 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 97 | 70 | 203 | 38 | 361 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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