
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
137 | 181 | 130 | 127 | 99 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 149 | 180 | 177 | 145 | 135 | 133 | 103 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.48m | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.05m | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:22PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
137 | 181 | 130 | 127 | 99 | 71 | 53 | 20 | 52 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 149 | 180 | 177 | 145 | 135 | 133 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | W 7 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | W 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | — | SW 16 | SE 10 | S 7 | SW 15 |
17 | — | 3 | — | — | 29 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 10 | — | 14 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 53 | 57 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 418 | 401 | 401 | 70 | 70 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 275 | 418 | 43 | 9 | 37 |
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