
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
465 | 409 | 324 | 292 | 398 | 1120 | 762 | 1285 | 4066 | 4375 | 4317 | 4382 | 4242 | 4175 | 3269 | 2784 | 1956 | 1665 | 1285 | 1151 | 796 | 849 | 678 | 993 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.04m | 10:48PM1.21m | 11:39AM1.06m | 11:47PM1.20m | 12:36PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:26PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.45m | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.42m | 6:35PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
465 | 409 | 324 | 292 | 398 | 1120 | 762 | 884 | 4066 | 4375 | 4317 | 4382 | 4242 | 4175 | 3269 | 2784 | 1956 | 1665 | 1285 | 1151 | 796 | 849 | 678 | 993 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 22 | SE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 |
54 | 52 | 113 | 26 | 19 | 157 | 531 | 1285 | 974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | 9 | 25 | 111 | 351 | 355 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 11 | — | SW 21 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SSE 9 |
— | — | 26 | 9 | — | 274 | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 188 | 54 | 124 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — |
43 | 69 | 114 | 158 | 208 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 33 | 103 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 90 | 68 | 78 | 187 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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