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Hout Bay Surf Forecast
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Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 08 Nov 2025 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 299 | 499 | 598 | 581 | 573 | 716 | 696 | 637 | 618 | 600 | 591 | 535 | 424 | 833 | 865 | 683 | 653 | 603 | 520 | 503 | 685 | 799 | 1012 | 2182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:01PM 1.50 | 5:34AM 1.40 | 5:52PM 1.35 | 6:30AM 1.29 | 6:53PM 1.19 | 7:41AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:51AM 0.16 | 11:19PM 0.13 | 11:43AM 0.28 | 12:10AM 0.27 | 12:45PM 0.40 | 1:12AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 08 | Sunday 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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