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Hout Bay Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hout Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hout Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
138 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | 728 | 674 | 685 | 736 | 716 | 701 | 543 | 563 | 350 | 752 | 992 | 1033 | 859 | 701 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:38AM1.17m | 8:23PM1.27m | 8:57AM1.09m | 9:38PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:54AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | 4:17AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 51 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 137 | 126 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | 728 | 674 | 685 | 736 | 716 | 701 | 543 | 563 | 122 | 752 | 992 | 1033 | 859 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 138 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 181 | 314 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 35 | 45 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 98 | 123 | 350 | 109 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 112 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 94 | 7 | 217 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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