
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 200 | 206 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 30 | 66 | 256 | 389 | 458 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:45AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:37AM1.21m | 7:01PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.29m | 00:23AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
138 | 102 | 195 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 27 | 100 | 87 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 15 | 25 | 256 | 389 | 458 | 320 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 |
236 | 200 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 171 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 93 | 59 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | W 6 | SE 11 | SW 15 | S 15 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | NW 5 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 132 | 132 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 5 | — | NE 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
338 | — | 206 | 54 | 115 | 27 | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 66 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 43 | 43 |
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