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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
20.3° 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 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
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
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SSE
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121271212121213131315151515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34133032529727828225134137655145894997516541953192718741823192219331876184817081551
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.44
5:21AM
1.55
5:31PM
1.40
5:55AM
1.53
6:09PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.19
11:04PM
0.10
11:31AM
0.19
11:36PM
0.14
12:09PM
0.22
12:11AM
0.21
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-5:54-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset----7:58-------7:58-------7:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171821202020201919192021211918181818181919181817
Feels °C (?)141517151415161617171820191615151616161616151614
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