Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 133 | 452 | 667 | 1210 | 1140 | 1140 | 1049 | 1079 | 1060 | 969 | 892 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 3:42PM1.66m | 4:10AM1.52m | 4:23PM1.60m | 4:53AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.11m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:56AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 55 | 47 | 31 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 115 | 159 | 667 | 1210 | 1140 | 1140 | 1049 | 1079 | 1060 | 969 | 892 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 133 | 452 | 268 | 94 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 17 | — | 3 | 26 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | NW 13 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | W 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 45 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 401 | 70 | 37 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fish Hoek surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest