Hout Bay Surf Break

Hout Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hout Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.7°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.


How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
676
1167
1273
1378
1367
1347
1444
1308
1198
1180
859
996
996
1043
993
1042
880
884
440
777
852
2180
7220
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:13AM1.13m
8:44PM1.30m
9:20AM1.07m
9:45PM1.24m
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.38m
2:15PM0.42m
3:20AM0.43m
3:17PM0.50m
4:28AM0.45m
4:27PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
20
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
20
20
18
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
14
14
14
12
10
9
11
10
9
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
19
Energy kJ
332
676
1167
1273
1378
1367
1347
1444
1308
1198
1180
859
996
996
1043
993
1042
880
884
440
777
852
2180
7220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
11
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1
SW
15
0.1
SE
8
1
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
WSW
21
1.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
479
254
33
21
4
4
6
6
415
3
285
108
17
17
251
318
346
50
305
1379
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
7
7
4
15
21
29
37
47
95
169
207
232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
8
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
13
13
0
20
27
29
29
78
187
284
284
14
14
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
2
2
5
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
6
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