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Hout Bay Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Hout Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
2039 | 1978 | 2073 | 2227 | 2495 | 2324 | 2256 | 2041 | 1764 | 1547 | 1498 | 1328 | 1026 | 867 | 707 | 670 | 818 | 1389 | 2025 | 2107 | 1970 | 2190 | 1864 | 1836 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.49m | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2039 | 1978 | 2073 | 2227 | 2495 | 2324 | 2256 | 2041 | 1764 | 1547 | 1498 | 1328 | 1026 | 867 | 707 | 622 | 555 | 1389 | 2025 | 2107 | 1970 | 2190 | 1864 | 1836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 97 | 157 | 195 | 202 | 194 | 188 | 138 | 407 | 670 | 818 | 279 | 32 | 106 | 136 | 139 | 229 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | W 21 | W 21 | S 14 | S 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 66 | 38 | 71 | 126 | 180 | 255 | 298 | 138 | 133 | 54 | 50 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 91 | 98 | 102 | 78 | 112 | 133 | 186 | 214 | 200 | 46 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 187 | 187 | 284 | 187 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 208 | 284 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 85 | 13 | 153 |
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