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Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
625 | 603 | 572 | 603 | 550 | 923 | 498 | 339 | 666 | 624 | 303 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2209 | 2005 | 2039 | 1915 | 1682 | 1835 | 2020 | 2495 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:43PM1.40m | 2:47AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.15m | 8:12PM0.25m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.23m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
625 | 603 | 572 | 603 | 550 | 502 | 498 | 339 | 224 | 224 | 303 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3456 | 2725 | 2209 | 2005 | 2039 | 1915 | 1682 | 1835 | 2020 | 2495 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
268 | 200 | 196 | 170 | 527 | 67 | 473 | 184 | 205 | 268 | 264 | 156 | 117 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 21 |
78 | 130 | 127 | 184 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 202 | 41 | 2 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | 14 | 25 | 923 | 46 | 52 | 666 | 624 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 70 | 61 | 72 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 408 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 85 | 187 | 284 | 284 | 191 | 68 |
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