
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 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 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
479 | 676 | 1167 | 1273 | 1378 | 1367 | 1347 | 1444 | 1308 | 1198 | 1180 | 859 | 996 | 996 | 1043 | 993 | 1042 | 880 | 884 | 440 | 777 | 852 | 2180 | 7220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:20AM1.07m | 9:45PM1.24m | 10:32AM1.04m | 10:48PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.38m | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:20AM0.43m | 3:17PM0.50m | 4:28AM0.45m | 4:27PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 19 |
332 | 676 | 1167 | 1273 | 1378 | 1367 | 1347 | 1444 | 1308 | 1198 | 1180 | 859 | 996 | 996 | 1043 | 993 | 1042 | 880 | 884 | 440 | 777 | 852 | 2180 | 7220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | — |
479 | 254 | 33 | 21 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 415 | 3 | 285 | 108 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 251 | 318 | 346 | 50 | 305 | 1379 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 95 | 169 | 207 | 232 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 78 | 187 | 284 | 284 | 14 | 14 |
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