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: 1 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hout Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal 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.


How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
169
111
187
226
309
352
485
479
421
408
371
359
359
626
874
954
608
954
1188
1556
1710
1831
2033
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NW
0
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM1.21m
6:31PM1.24m
6:37AM1.15m
7:19PM1.23m
7:32AM1.10m
8:14PM1.23m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.44m
12:06PM0.35m
00:38AM0.48m
12:48PM0.39m
1:32AM0.50m
1:38PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
12
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
222
167
51
187
177
141
352
485
479
421
408
371
359
359
626
874
954
608
954
1188
1556
1710
1831
2033
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
1
WSW
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
194
169
101
169
226
309
180
193
153
145
111
111
105
91
68
44
27
384
8
8
8
7
35
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.2
W
9
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
15
0.7
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
70
48
111
64
82
82
80
6
2
57
134
25
4
4
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
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