Surf spot
Hout Bay
Forecast conditions and map view for Hout Bay in South Africa, Cape Town. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
- Country
- South Africa, Cape Town
- Coordinates
- -34.0470, 18.3544

Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Hout Bay in South Africa, Cape Town. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | ||
| Wave height (m) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
| Wave direction | SW | SW | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |
| Wave period (s) | 6.7 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 8 | 8.8 | 9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8 | 8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 10 | 10 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 159 | 175 | 230 | 238 | 393 | 519 | 502 | 491 | 507 | 456 | 399 | 276 | 532 | 803 | 923 | 868 | 773 | 614 | 476 | 371 | 318 | 259 | 181 | 122 | 137 | 358 | 436 | 543 | 637 | 559 | 734 | 712 | 662 | 603 | 571 | 558 | 557 | 555 | 566 | 564 | 579 | 561 | 572 | 631 | 801 | 1110 | 1405 | 2851 | 1972 | 1922 | 2167 | 1987 | 777 | 1384 | 1502 | 1266 | |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.6 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 18.3 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 11.8 | |
| Wind direction | SWGlassy | WNWGlassy | NWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NWOffshore | NWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NOffshore | NNWOffshore | SWCross-on | SWGlassy | SGlassy | SEGlassy | NGlassy | NWOffshore | NOffshore | NNWOffshore | NWCross-off | WGlassy | WNWGlassy | SEGlassy | WGlassy | NNWGlassy | NOffshore | NGlassy | WNWCross-off | WNWGlassy | SWGlassy | WGlassy | NOffshore | NOffshore | NOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NOffshore | NNECross-off | NNECross-off | NNWOffshore | NWOffshore | NWCross-off | NWOffshore | NWOffshore | NWCross-off | WNWGlassy | SSEGlassy | SGlassy | SSWOnshore | SSEOnshore | SEOnshore | SSEOnshore | |