Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212121213151516161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303128012323200517231671164328781952190620712843497153805392564555024891419330582523172813361074
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
7:13PM
1.22
7:42AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:17AM
0.34
12:51PM
0.34
1:28AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset6:16-------6:15-------6:15-------
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---1131---------------
Temp. °C161616161515151617161716161616161616141313131619
Feels °C (?)9111112111111131212131111101099108910111417
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