Is today good for fishing?
Rough today, score 40
A plain-language answer before you read the charts. Use it with your own spot knowledge and safety checks.
Selected day
Sun 06 Sep
Best visible window 03:00 with score 41. Scroll to compare the hourly changes.
Choose your coast
At a glance
Today and tomorrow
Start with the simple answer, then use the hourly tide, wind, swell, and activity charts for your exact fishing time.
Best fishing time today
03:00, score 41
The quickest answer for anglers checking whether today is worth planning around.
Fishing conditions tomorrow
21:00, score 85
Useful for early plans. Check again closer to launch because wind and sea state can change.
Tides for fishing today
Low 05:00 -0.83m, high 23:00 -0.05m, falling
Use high tide, low tide, and moving water together with local banks, bait, and safe access.
Fishing forecast and weather
24 km/h E wind, 1023 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 0.9m / 8s sea
Wind, gusts, pressure, rain, and swell are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.
Fish activity today
Rough activity around 03:00, score 41
Combines the score, tide movement, moon phase, light, wind, swell, and pressure into a simple bite outlook.
40 Fishing score
Today
Rough
Mostly clear
Conditions look uncomfortable or exposed. Treat this as a planning warning and verify locally.
Score
40
Rough
Window
Now
Today
Tide
Falling -0.73m
Falling
Sea
0.9m / 8s
Good swell
Wind
24 km/h E
Rough wind
Barometer
1023 hPa
High
Score movement
How the day changes
The clearest improvement is from 17:00 to 18:00, lifting 10 points. Best visible window: 08:00 (44).
LowWatchGoodGreat
Tide
Water level from shore
High 23:00 · -0.05m Low 05:00 · -0.83m Low water
Smaller tidal push 0.78m range
Falling -0.73m
Low around 05:00. Low water from shore, about 13% between today's low and high water.
Sea state
Swell and wave height
Good swell
0.9m / 8s
Lower swell should feel easier for backline, mid deep, and deep sea trips.
Wind
Direction and strength
Rough wind
24 km/h E
Wind and gusts around 49 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
13 C
Current 0.5 km/h W from the marine model.
Moon
Phase and light
Last quarter · 35% lit
Moon phase can affect night light, bait movement, and how anglers plan dawn or evening sessions.
Light
Sunrise and sunset
06:54 - 18:27
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
Hermanus fishing planning notes
Check Hermanus 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.
Local forecast
Hermanus fishing forecast, tides and weather
A single view of the tide times, weather, sea state, and fish activity signals for Hermanus.
Hermanus fishing conditions today
Rough today, score 40
Start here when you want the quickest answer before checking the hourly movement.
Hermanus fishing report today
Rough activity around 03:00, score 41, best window 03:00, score 41, tide falling
The live report is modelled for now. Local angler and skipper observations will be added as the reporting layer opens.
Hermanus fishing tides today
Low 05:00 -0.83m, high 23:00 -0.05m, falling
Use tide height and tide direction together with your spot, banks, bait movement, and safe access.
High tide and low tide in Hermanus
Low 05:00 -0.83m, high 23:00 -0.05m
Useful for anglers planning rock and surf, harbour edges, banks, gullies, and protected water.
Weather for fishing in Hermanus
24 km/h E wind, 1023 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 0.9m / 8s sea
Wind, swell, barometric pressure, and rain are the main comfort checks before you cast or launch.
Fish activity today in Hermanus
Rough activity around 03:00, score 41
A bite outlook from score, tide, moon, light, wind, swell, rain, and pressure signals.
Local fishing report
Hermanus 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.
Sun 03:00
Plan around the falling tide.
Wind
24 km/h E
Pressure
1023 hPa
Swell
1.4 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Falling
Sun 06:00
Plan around the rising tide.
Wind
23 km/h E
Pressure
1023 hPa
Swell
1.4 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Rising
Sun 09:00
Wind may make the water uncomfortable.
Wind
26 km/h E
Pressure
1023 hPa
Swell
1.5 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Rising
Sun 12:00
Wind may make the water uncomfortable.
Wind
30 km/h E
Pressure
1022 hPa
Swell
1.6 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Falling
Sun 15:00
Wind may make the water uncomfortable.
Wind
28 km/h E
Pressure
1019 hPa
Swell
1.7 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Falling
Sun 18:00
Plan around the rising tide.
Wind
24 km/h E
Pressure
1019 hPa
Swell
1.8 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Rising
Sun 21:00
Wind may make the water uncomfortable.
Wind
26 km/h E
Pressure
1020 hPa
Swell
1.9 m
Rain
0%
Tide
Rising
Daily planning
Fishing tide calendar and daily signal
Sunday
30 Aug
Best time
00:00
Best score
74
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
18:23
Moon
Full moon · 96% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
22:00 -1.17m
High tide
16:00 0.49m
Monday
31 Aug
Best time
21:00
Best score
80
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
18:23
Moon
Waning gibbous · 91% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
23:00 -1.14m
High tide
17:00 0.41m
Tuesday
01 Sep
Best time
00:00
Best score
82
Sunrise
07:01
Sunset
18:24
Moon
Waning gibbous · 84% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
11:00 -1.06m
High tide
17:00 0.34m
Wednesday
02 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
68
Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
18:25
Moon
Waning gibbous · 76% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
00:00 -1.03m
High tide
18:00 0.28m
Thursday
03 Sep
Best time
06:00
Best score
77
Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
18:25
Moon
Last quarter · 66% lit
UV
Low UV
Low tide
00:00 -0.85m
High tide
06:00 0.10m
Friday
04 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
19
Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
18:26
Moon
Last quarter · 56% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
01:00 -0.87m
High tide
20:00 -0.26m
Saturday
05 Sep
Best time
06:00
Best score
53
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
18:27
Moon
Last quarter · 45% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
03:00 -0.87m
High tide
22:00 -0.25m
Sunday
06 Sep
Best time
03:00
Best score
41
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
18:27
Moon
Last quarter · 35% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
05:00 -0.83m
High tide
23:00 -0.05m
Monday
07 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
85
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
18:28
Moon
Waning crescent · 25% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
19:00 -0.80m
High tide
12:00 0.14m
Tuesday
08 Sep
Best time
21:00
Best score
97
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
18:29
Moon
Waning crescent · 17% lit
UV
High UV
Low tide
19:00 -0.96m
High tide
13:00 0.31m
Wednesday
09 Sep
Best time
06:00
Best score
98
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
18:30
Moon
Waning crescent · 9% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
20:00 -1.11m
High tide
14:00 0.45m
Thursday
10 Sep
Best time
00:00
Best score
90
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
18:30
Moon
Waning crescent · 4% lit
UV
Moderate UV
Low tide
21:00 -1.20m
High tide
14:00 0.52m
Friday
11 Sep
Best time
00:00
Best score
81
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
18:31
Moon
New moon · 1% lit
UV
Low UV
Low tide
21:00 -1.29m
High tide
15:00 0.50m
Saturday
12 Sep
Best time
06:00
Best score
50
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
18:32
Moon
New moon · 0% lit
UV
Low UV
Low tide
09:00 -1.21m
High tide
15:00 0.54m
South Africa fishing forecast
Hermanus 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 Hermanus
Are fishing conditions good in Hermanus today?
Hermanus is showing rough fishing conditions for Sun 06 Sep. The selected window is now, score 40 (Rough), with wind 24 km/h E, pressure 1023 hPa, tide Falling -0.73m, swell 0.9m / 8s, rain 0.0 mm and moon phase Last quarter · 35% lit. Use this as a planning signal and confirm local safety guidance before fishing or launching.
What is the best time to fish in Hermanus today?
The best visible window is 03:00, score 41. Check again closer to your session because wind, tide, swell, and rain can shift through the day.
What is the fishing forecast for Hermanus today?
The forecast signal is Rough activity around 03:00, score 41. Current fishing weather is 24 km/h E wind, 1023 hPa pressure, 0.0 mm rain, 0.9m / 8s sea. Use the hourly score movement for the exact window you plan to fish.
What are the Hermanus fishing tides today?
Low 05:00 -0.83m, high 23:00 -0.05m, falling
What time is high tide and low tide in Hermanus today?
Low 05:00 -0.83m, high 23:00 -0.05m
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 Hermanus fishing report today?
Rough activity around 03:00, score 41, best window 03:00, score 41, tide falling. 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 Hermanus fishing conditions tomorrow?
Yes. Use the day selector to check tomorrow. The current best visible window for tomorrow is 21:00, score 85, 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.