Surf Forecasts:
Hout Bay surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 22 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 21 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 3,781 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hout Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Hout Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hout Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Nov 20) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 21st Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hout Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 938 | 1828 | 1521 | 947 | 662 | 489 | 281 | 266 | 1439 | 2862 | 2626 | 1919 | 1279 | 868 | 546 | 450 | 603 | 675 | 1972 | 1712 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.41m | 4:30AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.33m | 5:05AM1.28m | 5:11PM1.25m | 5:43AM1.21m | 5:48PM1.16m | 6:29AM1.15m | 6:35PM1.07m | 7:28AM1.10m | 7:40PM1.00m | 8:42AM1.09m | 9:10PM0.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.27m | 10:20PM0.20m | 10:33AM0.33m | 10:51PM0.27m | 11:07AM0.40m | 11:25PM0.34m | 11:45AM0.48m | 00:03AM0.42m | 12:33PM0.56m | 00:50AM0.49m | 1:40PM0.62m | 1:54AM0.55m | 3:10PM0.62m | 3:15AM0.57m | |||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 938 | 1828 | 1521 | 947 | 662 | 489 | 281 | 266 | 1439 | 2862 | 2626 | 1919 | 1279 | 868 | 546 | 450 | 603 | 561 | 1972 | 1712 | 1346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 19 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — |
| kJ | 240 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 177 | 164 | 71 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 675 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | SW 21 | NW 10 | — | SW 17 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | 11 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 90 | 42 | — | 28 | 69 | 131 | 291 | 273 | 192 | 248 | 198 | 154 | 283 | 341 | 381 | 418 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 55 | 408 | 408 | 55 | 10 | 347 | 14 | 48 | 2760 | 14 | 153 | 408 | 29 | 81 | 1007 | 48 | 153 | 673 | 3 |
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