Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
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)
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
2.1
SE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
633
633
595
1193
1104
1274
1347
1151
1046
934
953
1189
1091
1027
853
743
668
1276
515
593
710
628
543
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:49AM1.33m
5:17PM1.26m
5:23AM1.24m
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.16m
6:43PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.28m
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.49m
12:18PM0.43m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:00
6:00
5:59
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
12
13
14
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
560
633
633
595
1193
1104
1274
1347
1151
1046
934
171
167
149
111
138
743
668
561
171
206
183
628
543
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
69
70
70
95
50
361
233
211
156
153
117
85
46
44
30
12
136
80
72
18
39
60
172
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
3
15
15
13
49
49
94
91
90
143
136
7
14
13
42
66
79
21
16
94
159
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
2.1
SE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
953
1189
1091
1027
853
1276
515
593
710
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
8
8
9
8
10
164
164
906
37
9
9
8
8
8
43
70
25
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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