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Hout Bay surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 SAST
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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 13.5°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.6 °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 13.5°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Hout Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hout Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121212151514141313131313131312121212121212111112121212111111171716161515141414131313131312121212121111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)618545529466374319319272314319791584126112671235119810608767787496475405224724074142682682843025746366986985535244419172114228226822258187716671475122610421026865852710634539444294215280297108358
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
3:15AM
1.53
3:38PM
1.43
3:43AM
1.52
4:07PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
9:09PM
0.20
9:32AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.11
10:05PM
0.23
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16------
Sunset6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717181818202221171716171719201918191919192121201817161514171919181818181718191818171716151617181817171616171818171716
Feels °C (?)161515171818202119161616181819191716181919192019191817161413161818171718181617191819191817151617181817171616171717161514

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