Hout Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 18.35° E

Hout Bay, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hout Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.6° 

Hout Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Hout Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Hout Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Hout Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Shoebury Heights wx

7 km NE624 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 49°)
0
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Meadowridge wx

9 km E55 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town

10 km NE70 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

In memory of Patrice

12 km NNE400 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Slangkop

13 km S102 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.3 °C-
-

-

Molteno Reservior

13 km NNE97 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Observatory wx

16 km NE19 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 180°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

16 km NNE2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

21 km NE22 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 68°)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town International Airport

24 km ENE212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainno report
wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C3.0
3.0
broken
overcast
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Hout Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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