
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1529 | 1571 | 1366 | 1171 | 1034 | 928 | 742 | 621 | 471 | 458 | 386 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 178 | 172 | 167 | 112 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:47AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | 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 |
1529 | 1571 | 1366 | 1171 | 1034 | 928 | 742 | 621 | 471 | 458 | 386 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 178 | 172 | 167 | 112 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 235 | 178 | 126 | 33 | 147 | 117 | 90 | 84 | 56 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
368 | 472 | 483 | 383 | 291 | 650 | 547 | 440 | 130 | 427 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 48 | 73 | 96 | 96 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 339 | 166 | 3 | 57 |
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