Hout Bay surf break

Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (03 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
693
763
2144
2085
2107
1830
1725
2305
1836
1723
1581
1532
1347
1324
1420
1420
1420
1230
1027
3058
3456
4523
3820
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
35
N
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
SE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:44PM1.32m
4:50AM1.32m
5:17PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
11:04AM0.29m
11:17PM0.41m
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cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
11
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
11
13
12
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
3
SSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
770
693
632
2144
2085
2107
1830
1725
2305
1836
1723
1581
1532
1347
1324
1420
1420
1420
1230
1027
2373
637
583
429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
407
574
763
53
49
106
136
139
229
215
198
195
192
186
133
128
126
123
91
597
745
129
264
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
138
130
50
45
71
32
31
31
4
7
7
6
3
3
3
15
37
51
80
80
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
0.6
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
0.3
N
3
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
Energy kJ
586
9
48
1
3058
3456
4523
3820
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
7
4
4
5
Distance (km)
13
27
29
13
13
29
29
68
0
13
13
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
14
10
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
7
7
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
7
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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