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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 am Sunday 31 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hout Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | S 7 | SSW 13 | |
910 | 944 | 855 | 798 | 739 | 722 | 604 | 583 | 544 | 593 | 593 | 771 | 891 | 1299 | 1182 | 1207 | 1083 | 1395 | 1365 | 705 | 535 | 460 | 435 | 599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.39m | 3:25PM1.34m | 3:30AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.34m | 4:04AM1.35m | 4:34PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.20m | 9:28PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 910 | 944 | 855 | 798 | 739 | 722 | 604 | 583 | 544 | 593 | 593 | 771 | 891 | 1299 | 1182 | 1207 | 1083 | 1395 | 1365 | 705 | 535 | 460 | 350 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 238 | 117 | 160 | 148 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 109 | 8 | 57 | 293 | 196 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 303 | 435 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 347 | 347 | 81 | 29 |
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