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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
440 | 390 | 313 | 299 | 215 | 250 | 242 | 406 | 470 | 824 | 1915 | 2963 | 3103 | 4479 | 2716 | 1495 | 17 | 7473 | 6512 | 5364 | 4411 | 1457 | 1584 | 1676 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.01m | 9:09PM1.09m | 9:36AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:55AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:46PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.52m | 4:57PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 421 | 346 | 249 | 299 | 215 | 250 | 242 | 235 | 346 | 84 | 60 | 47 | 30 | 2960 | 2716 | 1495 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2103 | 1457 | 1584 | 1676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 440 | 390 | 313 | 233 | 184 | 180 | 142 | 119 | 85 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 6 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 297 | 171 | — | — | — | 3 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 15 | 35 | 60 | 141 | 207 | 406 | 470 | 824 | 1915 | 2963 | 3103 | 4479 | 47 | 1449 | 6203 | 7473 | 6512 | 5364 | 4411 | 2451 | 1902 | 1610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 339 | 379 | 842 | 418 | 419 | 598 | 975 | 975 | 361 | 361 | 975 | 1009 | 998 | 1020 | 599 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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