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 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
910
819
805
792
869
855
892
861
981
964
981
1073
1040
974
957
1037
1211
1230
1290
1177
1227
1288
1291
1942
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:53AM1.09m
10:19PM1.29m
11:04AM1.14m
11:21PM1.36m
12:07PM1.22m
00:19AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.47m
4:54AM0.37m
4:58PM0.44m
5:55AM0.28m
6:03PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
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—
—
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7:47
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
—
5:43
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—
—
—
—
—
5:43
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—
—
—
—
—
—
5:43
—
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5:43
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
14
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
910
819
805
792
869
855
892
861
981
964
981
1073
1040
974
957
1037
1211
1230
1290
1177
1227
1288
1291
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
S
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
—
—
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
9
7
7
7
—
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
—
0.1
W
16
—
—
Energy kJ
6
6
6
—
6
2
2
2
—
—
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
—
5
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
22
31
44
103
1942
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
3
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
27
29
13
13
27
29
0
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Captains
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Kreefte Reef
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Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Dungeons
Kreefte Reef
Kreefte Reef
Nine Mile Reef
Muizenberg
Muizenberg
Sunset Beach
Nine Mile Reef
Dungeons
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
3
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Periwinkles
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Garden Route
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
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(10 max)
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