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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 Sunday 24 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
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 Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | |
642 | 642 | 649 | 1633 | 1858 | 2125 | 2633 | 2708 | 2764 | 2816 | 2553 | 2265 | 2146 | 1891 | 1700 | 1458 | 1278 | 1258 | 1098 | 1969 | 1725 | 1803 | 2053 | 2690 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:29AM1.10m | 11:44PM1.30m | 12:24PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.41m | 5:28PM0.47m | 6:20AM0.35m | 6:21PM0.44m | 7:02AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 642 | 642 | 649 | 1633 | 1858 | 2125 | 2633 | 2708 | 2764 | 2816 | 2553 | 2265 | 2146 | 1891 | 1700 | 1458 | 1278 | 1258 | 1098 | 1969 | 1725 | 1803 | 2053 | 1673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 22 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 230 | 314 | 496 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 129 | 349 | — | 19 | — | 552 | 2690 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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