Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.8° 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 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
9
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.8
SE
13
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1144
1268
1211
1016
798
705
692
619
276
264
277
437
227
202
434
515
853
832
750
623
1034
538
521
373
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.16m
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.49m
12:18PM0.43m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:00
5:59
5:59
5:58
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
12
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
171
167
149
111
798
705
692
619
245
241
277
437
227
202
206
515
853
832
750
623
656
529
521
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SE
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
85
46
45
30
138
136
80
73
171
206
183
172
199
190
434
132
140
144
52
84
614
538
474
304
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
34
7
14
12
42
66
79
18
39
60
94
170
170
152
147
175
58
51
144
31
211
176
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
S
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.8
SE
13
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
1144
1268
1211
1016
276
264
202
98
5
119
436
472
1034
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
25
164
662
25
8
8
8
8
8
9
43
25
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
9
6
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
4
5
7
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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