Hout Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.04° S 18.35° E

Hout Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hout Bay

Issued: 7 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hout Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Hout Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 4AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jun)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (08 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1759
1858
2033
2098
2067
1932
1932
1684
1659
1494
1225
1010
910
819
805
792
855
855
892
930
981
964
964
999
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:14PM1.23m
8:39AM1.08m
9:15PM1.25m
9:53AM1.09m
10:19PM1.29m
11:04AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.50m
2:39PM0.47m
3:46AM0.45m
3:48PM0.47m
4:54AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:46
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7:47
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7:47
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5:44
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5:44
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5:43
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5:43
 mm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
16
15
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
13
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
Energy kJ
1759
1858
2033
2098
2067
1932
1932
1684
1659
1494
1225
1010
910
819
805
792
855
855
892
930
981
964
964
999
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
37
36
35
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
—
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
—
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
—
6
6
6
6
—
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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Energy kJ
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—
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—
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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4
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3
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2
2
2
2
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Distance (km)
0
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0
0
0
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
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(10 max)
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(10 max)
4
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