Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
9
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
403
383
338
309
309
298
273
273
308
308
418
594
521
545
518
713
716
421
265
176
226
313
581
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
0
SW
0
NW
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:25PM1.35m
3:30AM1.38m
3:59PM1.34m
4:04AM1.36m
4:34PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.20m
9:28PM0.31m
9:49AM0.21m
10:02PM0.33m
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:44
5:44
5:44
2
Temp °C
15
16
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
19
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
16
16
16
16
12
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
9
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
480
403
383
338
309
309
298
273
273
308
308
418
594
521
545
518
713
716
421
265
158
226
313
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
W
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
3
6
6
5
5
5
8
17
19
14
32
16
5
5
41
1
48
178
176
144
112
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
S
13
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SW
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
2
5
2
2
5
14
5
12
46
28
22
140
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
11
4
2
2
1
2
1
111
172
93
229
264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
Distance (km)
8
8
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
8
339
339
39
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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