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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 am Tuesday 05 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 5AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
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 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | |
1420 | 1455 | 1455 | 1332 | 1432 | 2076 | 2196 | 2128 | 1613 | 1344 | 1107 | 992 | 1102 | 1040 | 851 | 667 | 495 | 412 | 1043 | 443 | 413 | 368 | 414 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.15m | 6:44PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1420 | 1455 | 1455 | 1332 | 1432 | 2076 | 2196 | 2128 | 1613 | 1344 | 1107 | 239 | 476 | 318 | 257 | 357 | 295 | 206 | 347 | 443 | 413 | 368 | 414 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 128 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 949 | 843 | 705 | 559 | 497 | 361 | 296 | 372 | 130 | 88 | 82 | 31 | 68 | 127 | 223 | 44 | 78 | 149 | 248 | 413 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | W 13 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 129 | 264 | 261 | 229 | 309 | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 119 | 3 | 21 | 49 | 81 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 992 | 1102 | 1040 | 851 | 667 | 495 | 412 | 1043 | 270 | 264 | 229 | 197 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 153 | 153 | 913 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 81 | 14 | 5 |
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