Hout Bay surf break

Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 5AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
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)
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
2.1
SSE
11
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1420
1455
1455
1332
1432
2076
2196
2128
1613
1344
1107
992
1102
1040
851
667
495
412
1043
443
413
368
414
413
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:50AM1.32m
5:17PM1.26m
5:23AM1.24m
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.15m
6:44PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.29m
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:56PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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6:01
6:00
6:00
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.5
S
9
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1420
1455
1455
1332
1432
2076
2196
2128
1613
1344
1107
239
476
318
257
357
295
206
347
443
413
368
414
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
128
126
123
123
949
843
705
559
497
361
296
372
130
88
82
31
68
127
223
44
78
149
248
413
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
22
0.7
WSW
12
0.1
W
13
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
16
15
37
51
80
80
129
264
261
229
309
7
15
32
7
3
19
119
3
21
49
81
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
2.1
SSE
11
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
992
1102
1040
851
667
495
412
1043
270
264
229
197
167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
3
3
3
3
10
153
153
913
48
5
5
5
5
5
55
81
14
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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