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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Brass Bell Surf Cam | Kalk Bay Live Stream South Africa | 24/7 Ocean & Surf Camera

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.3
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SW
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)89910101191111111110131212121212131314141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240165173218227380159408394359334110111190480597691702658594988765689604
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
1.35
2:50AM
1.32
2:53PM
1.38
3:24AM
1.35
3:27PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.38
8:41PM
0.23
8:52AM
0.34
9:13PM
0.20
9:26AM
0.31
9:46PM
0.18
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-5:28-------5:30-------5:30------
Sunset----7:54-------7:55-------7:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181718181817171717171819191918181718222121212120
Feels °C (?)141313131211121212121314141412131313161514151616
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