Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 211 | 295 | 706 | 1038 | 1267 | 1253 | 1094 | 1126 | 964 | 933 | 822 | 734 | 683 | 604 | 614 | 505 | 783 | 1823 | 2102 | 1889 | 1972 | 1836 | 1712 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:15AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 117 | 97 | 706 | 1038 | 1267 | 1253 | 1094 | 1126 | 964 | 933 | 822 | 734 | 683 | 604 | 614 | 505 | 505 | 1823 | 2102 | 1889 | 1972 | 1836 | 1712 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 100 | 295 | 79 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 57 | 46 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 112 | 82 | 498 | 783 | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 20 | SE 7 | SW 16 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 113 | 100 | 110 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 43 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 253 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 85 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 55 | 55 |
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