Hout Bay surf break

Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 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 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121212121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120010831179117911791266115511208511042773976805736711573437422338258287216281244
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.98
10:48AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.63
4:50AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:07--
Sunset6:30-------6:29-------6:27-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191919192019191918181819201918181717171921
Feels °C (?)201818191818191918181817181718181716161616171921
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