Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1974 | 1514 | 7522 | 8122 | 9105 | 8967 | 8639 | 8749 | 8013 | 7239 | 5454 | 4493 | 3827 | 2961 | 2340 | 1915 | 1594 | 1005 | 1523 | 2008 | 4288 | 4531 | 4531 | 4234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.21m | 11:40AM1.06m | 11:47PM1.20m | 12:36PM1.11m | 00:40AM1.22m | 1:23PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.54m | 5:32AM0.44m | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.41m | 6:36PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1974 | 1514 | 7522 | 8122 | 9105 | 8967 | 8639 | 8749 | 8013 | 7239 | 5454 | 4493 | 3827 | 2961 | 2340 | 1915 | 1594 | 1005 | 805 | 2008 | 4288 | 4531 | 4531 | 4234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 297 | 1365 | 1850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 867 | 18 | 39 | 218 | 640 | 1523 | 993 | — | 119 | 89 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SE 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 522 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 31 | 396 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 131 | 149 | 169 | 146 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 232 | 171 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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