
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
808 | 875 | 848 | 513 | 428 | 421 | 514 | 347 | 215 | 247 | 282 | 263 | 178 | 193 | 196 | 235 | 154 | 136 | 103 | 50 | 116 | 83 | 93 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.38m | 4:28AM1.36m | 4:57PM1.40m | 5:01AM1.34m | 5:31PM1.40m | 5:36AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.31m | 10:42AM0.19m | 11:03PM0.32m | 11:12AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
808 | 875 | 848 | 513 | 428 | 421 | 514 | 347 | 215 | 247 | 282 | 263 | 107 | 193 | 196 | 235 | 154 | 136 | 83 | 74 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 16 |
— | 6 | — | 47 | 37 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 91 | 13 | 39 | 178 | 77 | 13 | 46 | 56 | 49 | 103 | 50 | 116 | 83 | 20 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 21 | SW 21 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | W 8 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 47 | 25 | 68 | 93 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | 47 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 43 | 87 | 96 | 268 | 183 | 152 | 80 | 167 | 154 | 117 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 339 | 275 | 219 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 201 | 176 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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