Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
S
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1325
1273
1147
961
846
757
610
486
456
382
382
311
286
281
234
347
328
352
400
406
412
463
529
514
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14PM1.48m
2:24AM1.65m
2:57PM1.53m
3:09AM1.67m
3:42PM1.54m
3:55AM1.63m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
10:16AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1325
1273
1147
961
846
757
558
486
456
382
382
290
286
281
234
347
328
352
400
406
412
463
529
514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.6
SW
13
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
463
1004
933
782
771
643
610
409
280
280
220
136
154
149
146
112
110
75
50
49
33
32
17
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
385
64
63
23
64
54
34
33
33
35
33
33
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
28
11
25
28
34
311
20
17
21
21
35
52
60
54
93
119
97
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
164
25
25
25
28
25
25
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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