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Hout Bay surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 11.4°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.8 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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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 11.4°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.8 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)--
Evening (17 Apr)--

Table - waves today at Hout Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)71514141413131218181716161615151414131313131212121212121115141413131313121212121212121215141313121212111111101017161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)20019118017322816416212615415417531042762768667773658861854552941136731927723623626429362375293497594691886283574260760754042136126837121072521289725101959162312359927985924345227989451374
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
S
15
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.95
11:13PM
1.04
11:47AM
1.01
12:17AM
1.14
12:39PM
1.10
12:55AM
1.24
1:15PM
1.19
1:26AM
1.34
1:45PM
1.27
1:53AM
1.42
2:13PM
1.34
2:20AM
1.48
2:41PM
1.40
2:47AM
1.52
3:09PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.61
5:50AM
0.60
6:00PM
0.54
6:43AM
0.49
6:45PM
0.46
7:18AM
0.39
7:19PM
0.38
7:46AM
0.30
7:47PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.21
8:15PM
0.25
8:39AM
0.15
8:42PM
0.22
9:05AM
0.11
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15----
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212219192019181719201918181716161819181718191920222422191817171719201917181920202020181817171717171818181717171718191817
Feels °C (?)222119202019181618191919181716161817151416181821222422191918181719181614171820171819171816151616161718191717171718181615

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