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Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
1049 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 433 | 799 | 829 | 850 | 837 | 837 | 863 | 902 | 1042 | 1028 | 915 | 796 | 792 | 824 | 823 | 956 | 1081 | 1014 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:57PM1.52m | 3:08AM1.66m | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.62m | 4:28PM1.51m | 4:43AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.11m | 9:30AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:33PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1049 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 433 | 799 | 829 | 850 | 837 | 837 | 863 | 902 | 1042 | 1028 | 915 | 796 | 722 | 649 | 659 | 536 | 528 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — |
625 | 544 | 538 | 520 | 3 | 233 | 229 | 185 | 184 | 59 | 87 | 57 | 58 | 69 | 55 | 142 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 193 | — | — | 34 | 58 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | 31 | 39 | — | 403 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 460 | 123 | 128 | 143 | 154 | 179 | 141 | 180 | 356 | 762 | 792 | 824 | 823 | 956 | 1081 | 1014 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 81 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 29 |
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