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Hout Bay Surf Photo: 'Fun day' by Callum seha

Lat Long: 34.04° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hout Bay sea temperature is

14.2° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW	S
	14 s	off		14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW	NW	WSW
	14 s	off	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW		WSW
	14 s	off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW
	14 s	cross		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW	SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		WSW	SW
	17 s	glass		14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		WSW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		WSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		WSW
	15 s	on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		WSW
	15 s	on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		WSW
	15 s	on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	15 s	on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW
	15 s	on	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	S	SW
	14 s	on	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW
	14 s	on	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hout Bay around the time the photo was taken

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Hout Bay Surf Photo: 'Fun day' by Callum seha

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User: Callum seha (5 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:42 pm 1 Sep 2016