Hout Bay surf break

Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 8AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121211111111111110101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1179117911791266115511201086888773761805736711573488422338293254249244212327715
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.98
10:48AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---7:05-------7:05-------7:07----
Sunset------6:29-------6:27-------6:25-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918182020201918181818192019181817171719212120
Feels °C (?)181917161918181817171717181917171716161719202020
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