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Hout Bay Surf Forecast
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Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2341 | 2827 | 3359 | 3503 | 2889 | 2358 | 1475 | 2240 | 2800 | 629 | 589 | 699 | 1546 | 3751 | 4047 | 4706 | 5106 | 4968 | 4942 | 6142 | 7194 | 6650 | 5975 | 5432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:28AM 1.72 | 3:56PM 1.57 | 4:07AM 1.69 | 4:36PM 1.52 | 4:50AM 1.59 | 5:20PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:17PM 0.04 | 9:47AM -0.08 | 9:57PM 0.06 | 10:27AM -0.03 | 10:38PM 0.11 | 11:09AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
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