Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 989 | 906 | 811 | 702 | 589 | 496 | 543 | 489 | 450 | 501 | 501 | 508 | 460 | 453 | 440 | 653 | 702 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.68m | 4:09AM1.56m | 4:29PM1.69m | 4:46AM1.51m | 5:05PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.01m | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:51AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1027 | 989 | 906 | 811 | 702 | 589 | 496 | 543 | 489 | 450 | 501 | 501 | 508 | 460 | 453 | 440 | 653 | 702 | 702 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 9 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | ESE 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
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