
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 443 | 934 | 1249 | 1408 | 1218 | 1067 | 946 | 825 | 656 | 645 | 700 | 712 | 721 | 555 | 367 | 414 | 546 | 583 | 600 | 698 | 974 | 4597 | 5441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.07m | 8:35PM1.19m | 9:19AM1.00m | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.43m | 2:07PM0.50m | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:12PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
54 | 443 | 934 | 1249 | 1408 | 1218 | 1067 | 946 | 825 | 656 | 645 | 700 | 712 | 721 | 555 | 367 | 414 | 546 | 583 | 600 | 698 | 974 | 4597 | 5441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
217 | 53 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 225 | 198 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 657 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — |
93 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 3 | — | 7 | 24 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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