Is today good for fishing?
Rough today, score 34
A plain-language answer before you read the charts. Use it with your own spot knowledge and safety checks.
Selected day
Wed 08 Jul
Best visible window 23:00 with score 36. Scroll to compare the hourly changes.
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Fishing answers
Best fishing times, tide and fish activity
Built around the searches anglers actually make: fishing conditions today, fishing forecast, fishing weather, fishing tides, and fish activity.
Best fishing time today
23:00, score 36
The quickest answer for anglers checking whether today is worth planning around.
Fishing conditions tomorrow
00:00, score 29
Useful for early plans. Check again closer to launch because wind and sea state can change.
Tides for fishing today
Low 02:00 -0.81m, high 21:00 0.04m, steady
Use high tide, low tide, and moving water together with local banks, bait, and safe access.
Fishing forecast and weather
16 km/h SE wind, 1023 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 2.3m / 9s sea
Wind, gusts, pressure, rain, and swell are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.
Fish activity today
Rough activity around 23:00, score 36
Combines the score, tide movement, moon phase, light, wind, swell, and pressure into a simple bite outlook.
34 Fishing score
Today
Rough
Mostly clear
Conditions look uncomfortable or exposed. Treat this as a planning warning and verify locally.
Score
34
Rough
Window
Now
Today
Tide
Steady -0.16m
Steady
Sea
2.3m / 9s
Rough swell
Wind
16 km/h SE
Rough wind
Barometer
1023 hPa
High
Score movement
How the day changes
Best visible window is around now with a score of 34.
LowWatchGoodGreat
Tide
Water level from shore
High 21:00 · 0.04m Low 02:00 · -0.81m Higher water
Smaller tidal push 0.85m range
Steady -0.16m
Higher water from shore, about 76% between today's low and high water.
Sea state
Swell and wave height
Rough swell
2.3m / 9s
Swell may make exposed launches and shorebreak uncomfortable.
Wind
Direction and strength
Rough wind
16 km/h SE
Wind and gusts around 50 km/h may make exposed water uncomfortable.
Barometer
Surface pressure
1023 hPa
Pressure helps you spot changing weather patterns before a trip.
Rain
Chance during window
0.0 mm
Use this with wind and pressure rather than by itself.
Water
Temperature and current
14 C
Current 0.9 km/h W from the marine model.
Moon
Phase and light
Last quarter · 45% lit
Moon phase can affect night light, bait movement, and how anglers plan dawn or evening sessions.
Light
Sunrise and sunset
07:51 - 17:51
Low light around sunrise and sunset often shapes feeding windows and launch comfort.
Day timeline
Wind timeline
Tap a time to update the page with that window.
Planning note
Use these visuals for early decisions. Skippers, harbour notices, and official safety guidance remain the source of truth on launch day.
Local context
Cape Town fishing planning notes
Check Cape Town fishing conditions for rock and surf anglers plus harbour, backline, mid deep, and deep sea charter planning on Fish On Charter.
Shore anglers
Use the score with swell, tide movement, water colour, banks, bait activity, and the wind on the beach you actually plan to fish.
Paddleski and kayak
Treat the score as a planning signal only. Launch and return safety depend on wind, swell, shorebreak, current, buddy cover, and your own ability.
Guides and charters
Guides, skippers, clubs, and official safety guidance remain the final call when weather or sea state changes.
Popular searches answered
Cape Town fishing forecast, tides and weather
Quick answers for the searches anglers use most: fishing conditions near me, fishing report today, high tide, low tide, fish activity, and weather for fishing.
Cape Town fishing conditions today
Rough today, score 34
Start here when you want the quickest answer before checking the hourly movement.
Cape Town fishing report today
Rough activity around 23:00, score 36, best window 23:00, score 36, tide steady
The live report is modelled for now. Local angler and skipper observations will be added as the reporting layer opens.
Cape Town fishing tides today
Low 02:00 -0.81m, high 21:00 0.04m, steady
Use tide height and tide direction together with your spot, banks, bait movement, and safe access.
High tide and low tide in Cape Town
Low 02:00 -0.81m, high 21:00 0.04m
Useful for anglers planning rock and surf, harbour edges, banks, gullies, and protected water.
Weather for fishing in Cape Town
16 km/h SE wind, 1023 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 2.3m / 9s sea
Wind, swell, barometric pressure, and rain are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.
Fish activity today in Cape Town
Rough activity around 23:00, score 36
A bite outlook from score, tide, moon, light, wind, swell, rain, and pressure signals.
Local fishing report
Cape Town fishing report layer
The forecast gives the modelled signal. The next layer is local observations from anglers, skippers, clubs, and verified operators: water colour, bait movement, recent catches, shorebreak comfort, launch notes, and species activity. We will show those reports here once moderated local reports are available.
Water colour and bait
Local reports can explain whether the water looks clean, dirty, warm, cold, alive with bait, or quiet.
Recent fish activity
Moderated notes can show whether anglers are seeing shad, kob, grunter, garrick, reef species, or offshore movement.
Launch and shore comfort
Skipper and angler notes can add context for shorebreak, harbour comfort, wind build-up, parking, and local access.
Next windows
Fishing condition outlook
A lightweight planning score across wind direction, gusts, pressure, swell, rain chance, and tide movement.
Wed 23:00
Swell is the main factor to watch.
Wind
16 km/h SE
Pressure
1023 hPa
Swell
2.3 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Falling
Daily planning
Fishing tide calendar and daily signal
Wednesday
01 Jul
Best time
09:00
Best score
64
Sunrise
07:52
Sunset
17:47
Moon
Full moon · 99% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
10:00 -0.98m
High tide
16:00 0.23m
Thursday
02 Jul
Best time
00:00
Best score
71
Sunrise
07:52
Sunset
17:48
Moon
Waning gibbous · 96% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
10:00 -0.99m
High tide
16:00 0.25m
Friday
03 Jul
Best time
21:00
Best score
66
Sunrise
07:52
Sunset
17:48
Moon
Waning gibbous · 91% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
11:00 -0.90m
High tide
17:00 0.31m
Saturday
04 Jul
Best time
00:00
Best score
76
Sunrise
07:52
Sunset
17:49
Moon
Waning gibbous · 84% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
11:00 -0.93m
High tide
18:00 0.25m
Sunday
05 Jul
Best time
18:00
Best score
85
Sunrise
07:52
Sunset
17:49
Moon
Waning gibbous · 75% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
12:00 -0.84m
High tide
18:00 0.24m
Monday
06 Jul
Best time
00:00
Best score
80
Sunrise
07:51
Sunset
17:50
Moon
Last quarter · 66% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
01:00 -0.79m
High tide
19:00 0.18m
Tuesday
07 Jul
Best time
12:00
Best score
78
Sunrise
07:51
Sunset
17:50
Moon
Last quarter · 55% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
01:00 -0.80m
High tide
20:00 0.10m
Wednesday
08 Jul
Best time
23:00
Best score
36
Sunrise
07:51
Sunset
17:51
Moon
Last quarter · 45% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
02:00 -0.81m
High tide
21:00 0.04m
Thursday
09 Jul
Best time
00:00
Best score
29
Sunrise
07:51
Sunset
17:51
Moon
Last quarter · 34% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
04:00 -0.85m
High tide
22:00 0.07m
Friday
10 Jul
Best time
12:00
Best score
34
Sunrise
07:51
Sunset
17:52
Moon
Waning crescent · 25% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
05:00 -0.86m
High tide
23:00 0.08m
Saturday
11 Jul
Best time
15:00
Best score
76
Sunrise
07:50
Sunset
17:52
Moon
Waning crescent · 16% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
06:00 -0.94m
High tide
00:00 0.08m
Sunday
12 Jul
Best time
21:00
Best score
89
Sunrise
07:50
Sunset
17:53
Moon
Waning crescent · 9% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
07:00 -1.00m
High tide
01:00 0.18m
Monday
13 Jul
Best time
18:00
Best score
95
Sunrise
07:50
Sunset
17:54
Moon
Waning crescent · 4% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
08:00 -1.08m
High tide
14:00 0.30m
Tuesday
14 Jul
Best time
00:00
Best score
96
Sunrise
07:49
Sunset
17:54
Moon
New moon · 1% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
09:00 -1.15m
High tide
15:00 0.39m
South Africa fishing forecast
Cape Town fishing conditions today, tide table and weather
Use this public fishing tide calendar to compare fishing conditions today and tomorrow, tide times, wind direction, barometric pressure, swell, rain, moon phase, and fish activity signals before casting rock and surf, fishing from a pier, planning paddleski or kayak water, choosing harbour, backline, mid deep, or deep sea fishing water, booking a guided session, or deciding whether the day suits your comfort level.
Fishing tide calendar
Check high tide, low tide, tide movement, and the selected day's best fishing time before choosing when to fish.
Fish activity today
Compare the fishing score, moon phase, light, tide movement, wind, and swell to spot the most useful bite outlook.
Weather for fishing
Wind direction, barometric pressure, gusts, swell, rain, and water temperature help you decide whether conditions suit your comfort level.
Useful before you book
What the forecast can and cannot tell you
Harbour comfort
Wind and tide often matter more than open-water swell for sheltered harbour trips.
Sea exposure
Backline, mid deep, and deep sea fishing trips feel swell and wind much sooner than protected water.
Paddleski caution
Launch and return safety depend on shorebreak, wind build-up, current, your fitness, and local buddy or club guidance.
Launch decision
A clean score is not permission to launch. Your skipper and official guidance decide.
Fishing conditions FAQ
Common planning questions for Cape Town
Are fishing conditions good in Cape Town today?
Cape Town is showing rough fishing conditions for Wed 08 Jul. The selected window is now, score 34 (Rough), with wind 16 km/h SE, pressure 1023 hPa, tide Steady -0.16m, swell 2.3m / 9s, rain 0.0 mm and moon phase Last quarter · 45% lit. Use this as a planning signal and confirm local safety guidance before fishing or launching.
What is the best time to fish in Cape Town today?
The best visible window is 23:00, score 36. Check again closer to your session because wind, tide, swell, and rain can shift through the day.
What is the fishing forecast for Cape Town today?
The forecast signal is Rough activity around 23:00, score 36. Current fishing weather is 16 km/h SE wind, 1023 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 2.3m / 9s sea. Use the hourly score movement for the exact window you plan to fish.
What are the Cape Town fishing tides today?
Low 02:00 -0.81m, high 21:00 0.04m, steady
What time is high tide and low tide in Cape Town today?
Low 02:00 -0.81m, high 21:00 0.04m
What does fish activity today mean?
Fish activity is a planning signal built from tide movement, wind, swell, pressure, rain, moon phase, daylight, and the hourly fishing score. It is not a catch guarantee.
Where can I find a Cape Town fishing report today?
Rough activity around 23:00, score 36, best window 23:00, score 36, tide steady. Fish On Charter is adding moderated local reports so anglers can compare modelled conditions with water colour, bait movement, catches, and launch notes.
Can I check Cape Town fishing conditions tomorrow?
Yes. Use the day selector to check tomorrow. The current best visible window for tomorrow is 00:00, score 29, and it should be checked again closer to launch or casting time.
Can this forecast decide if a paddleski, kayak, or charter should launch?
No. Use the score as a planning signal only. Launch and return decisions still depend on local sea state, shorebreak, wind changes, official guidance, skipper calls, club guidance, and your own ability.
What should rock and surf anglers check first?
Start with swell, wind direction, tide movement, light, and the best visible fishing window. Then confirm local water colour, banks, bait movement, access, and safety before committing to a spot.
Weather and marine forecasts by Open-Meteo using national weather-provider models.
Marine sea-level and current data is modelled and is not suitable for navigation or official launch decisions.