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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan Best	Feb Best	Mar Best	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec Best
27° Tan	27° Tan	26° Tan	23° Tan	20°	18°	18°	18°	19°	22° Tan	23° Tan	26° Tan
Sea 20° Swim	Sea 20° Swim	Sea 19° Swim	Sea 17°	Sea 17°	Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 15°	Sea 16°	Sea 17°	Sea 20° Swim

Beach Weather Today in Hout Bay

Today the maximum temperature will be 20° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 16° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 0%.

The winds will be on shore and moderate at 18kmh from the South-Southeast. The moderate winds will keep the temperatures feeling fresher. The moderate onshore winds may make conditions a little more choppy for swimming.

Hout Bay faces South and sunset will be visible over the beach shoreline to the West at 06:59 PM. The skies should be very clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Hout Bay

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 20° which is not so warm but sunbathing may be possible. The average water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will have 0.5mm of rain and Sunday will be dry. Expect sunny spells but some cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 63%.

HOUT BAY - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

06:49 AM 06:59 PM

09:29 PM

11:29 AM

Wed 19th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

24°	23°	22°	25°	29°	27°	23°	21°
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	7%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

06:49 AM 06:57 PM

10:09 PM

12:29 PM

Thu 20th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

19°	20°	19°	22°	21°	24°	21°	21°
8%	2%	8%	14%	14%	87%	46%	100%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

06:50 AM 06:56 PM

10:57 PM

01:28 PM

Fri 21st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

21°	21°	20°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
0.1mm	0.9mm	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.4mm	0.3mm	0.2mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

06:51 AM 06:54 PM

11:52 PM

02:23 PM

Sat 22nd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

19°	19°	19°	21°	23°	25°	23°	21°
100%	100%	100%	86%	82%	33%	66%	89%
0.3mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

06:52 AM 06:53 PM

No moonrise

03:14 PM

Sun 23rd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

20°	19°	18°	20°	21°	22°	21°	19°
75%	41%	48%	97%	75%	14%	5%	7%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	18°	18°	18°

06:53 AM 06:52 PM

12:54 AM

03:59 PM

Mon 24th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

18°	17°	17°	18°	21°	20°	19°	18°
6%	5%	12%	33%	51%	34%	17%	52%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°

06:53 AM 06:50 PM

02:01 AM

04:37 PM

Tue 25th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

18°	18°	18°	18°	20°	20°	19°	18°
87%	97%	92%	83%	74%	73%	67%	84%
0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm
18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°	18°

06:49 AM 06:59 PM

09:29 PM

11:29 AM

Wed 19th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	5 kmh	9 kmh	8 kmh	15 kmh	17 kmh	17 kmh	18 kmh

0.4m	0.1m	0.4m	0.2m	0.9m	0.5m	0.4m	0.5m

12.2s	12.0s	11.9s	11.9s	11.8s	11.6s	13.1s	12.6s

06:49 AM 06:57 PM

10:09 PM

12:29 PM

Thu 20th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	6 kmh	6 kmh	8 kmh	4 kmh	4 kmh	15 kmh	15 kmh

0.4m	0.2m	0.2m	0.1m	0.1m	0.3m	0.2m	0.3m

12.4s	12.3s	11.9s	11.7s	11.6s	11.3s	11.0s	10.9s

06:50 AM 06:56 PM

10:57 PM

01:28 PM

Fri 21st March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
11 kmh	6 kmh	7 kmh	5 kmh	6 kmh	10 kmh	8 kmh	11 kmh

0.4m	0.3m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.2m

10.8s	10.6s	10.4s	10.3s	10.2s	10.1s	10.0s	9.8s

06:51 AM 06:54 PM

11:52 PM

02:23 PM

Sat 22nd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
14 kmh	12 kmh	12 kmh	14 kmh	14 kmh	14 kmh	13 kmh	6 kmh

0.2m	0.4m	0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.7m	0.6m	0.5m

9.6s	9.3s	9.1s	8.9s	8.7s	8.5s	8.4s	8.2s

06:52 AM 06:53 PM

No moonrise

03:14 PM

Sun 23rd March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
4 kmh	12 kmh	16 kmh	17 kmh	18 kmh	21 kmh	18 kmh	11 kmh

0.6m	1.1m	1.1m	1.0m	1.0m	1.0m	0.8m	0.8m

7.9s	7.9s	7.8s	7.6s	8.1s	9.2s	8.2s	6.6s

06:53 AM 06:52 PM

12:54 AM

03:59 PM

Mon 24th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	14 kmh	19 kmh	24 kmh	27 kmh	29 kmh	29 kmh	26 kmh

1.1m	1.1m	1.0m	1.0m	0.9m	0.9m	1.0m	1.0m

6.6s	6.9s	7.2s	7.3s	8.6s	10.9s	10.8s	10.6s

06:53 AM 06:50 PM

02:01 AM

04:37 PM

Tue 25th March

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
27 kmh	31 kmh	35 kmh	36 kmh	36 kmh	30 kmh	22 kmh	12 kmh

1.0m	1.2m	1.4m	1.7m	1.7m	1.4m	0.9m	0.7m

10.3s	10.3s	10.8s	11.6s	11.2s	12.3s	12.8s	8.9s

06:49 AM 06:59 PM

09:29 PM

11:29 AM

Wed 19th March

5:33 AM	11:39 AM	5:51 PM	11:41 PM

1.63	0.49	1.48	0.58

06:49 AM 06:57 PM

10:09 PM

12:29 PM

Thu 20th March

6:00 AM	12:09 PM	6:22 PM

1.52	0.60	1.37

06:50 AM 06:56 PM

10:57 PM

01:28 PM

Fri 21st March

12:12 AM	6:33 AM	12:48 PM	7:07 PM

0.69	1.40	0.71	1.25

06:51 AM 06:54 PM

11:52 PM

02:23 PM

Sat 22nd March

12:57 AM	7:27 AM	2:01 PM	8:52 PM

0.81	1.28	0.82	1.17

06:52 AM 06:53 PM

No moonrise

03:14 PM

Sun 23rd March

2:47 AM	9:44 AM	4:50 PM	11:25 PM

0.91	1.21	0.82	1.24

06:53 AM 06:52 PM

12:54 AM

03:59 PM

Mon 24th March

5:40 AM	11:46 AM	6:11 PM

0.83	1.30	0.69

06:53 AM 06:50 PM

02:01 AM

04:37 PM

Tue 25th March

12:29 AM	6:42 AM	12:45 PM	6:58 PM

1.41	0.67	1.46	0.54

Wed 19th March

29°
0.0mm
9kmh SSW
0%

Thu 20th March

24°
0.1mm
3kmh NE
34%

Fri 21st March

21°
2.2mm
7kmh NNW
100%

Sat 22nd March

25°
0.5mm
10kmh NW
82%

Sun 23rd March

22°
0.0mm
14kmh NW
45%

Mon 24th March

21°
0.0mm
19kmh NNW
26%

Tue 25th March

20°
0.9mm
27kmh NNW
82%

Wed 26th March

22°
0.1mm
14kmh SSE
24%

Thu 27th March

26°
0.0mm
5kmh S
3%

Fri 28th March

21°
0.0mm
16kmh NW
40%

Sat 29th March

20°
0.2mm
13kmh NW
50%

Sun 30th March

20°
0.0mm
18kmh S
4%

Mon 31st March

19°
0.0mm
16kmh S
31%

Tue 1st April

19°
0.1mm
28kmh SSE
42%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Hout Bay

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 22° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 17° which is cool for swimming, shorty wetsuit may help you extend your time in the water. There will be 7 days of very light rain with an average of 0.6mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 40%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Hout Bay don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Taking a Holiday at Hout Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

A holiday at the beach in Hout Bay, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa is a perfect getaway for those looking to relax and unwind while enjoying the beautiful natural surroundings. Nestled between towering mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, Hout Bay offers a stunning beach experience with a variety of activities suitable for all ages.

Beach Type

Hout Bay Beach is known for its soft yellow sand that stretches along the shoreline, creating an inviting atmosphere for beachgoers. While not as powdery as white sand beaches found in other parts of the world, it provides a comfortable surface for sunbathing and beach activities. The water is relatively calm due to the bay's protected location. There are also rocky areas along the coast that provide excellent opportunities for snorkeling and diving, as these environments attract diverse marine life.

Beach Activities

There are numerous beach activities to enjoy at Hout Bay Beach:

Swimming - The calm waters of Hout Bay make it ideal for swimming and splashing around in the ocean.
Sunbathing - With plenty of space on the sandy shore, visitors can easily find a spot to lay out their towels and soak up the sun.
Surfing - While not as famous as nearby surf spots like Muizenberg or Noordhoek, Hout Bay does offer some surfing opportunities for those looking to catch a wave.
Snorkeling and Diving - As mentioned earlier, the rocky areas along Hout Bay's coastline provide excellent habitats for marine life, making it an interesting destination for snorkelers and divers.
Boat Trips - Several operators in Hout Bay offer boat trips out onto the water where visitors can enjoy views of the surrounding mountains and even spot seals lounging on nearby rocks.

Accommodations

There are several hotels and guesthouses located near Hout Bay Beach, including the Hout Bay Manor, Tintswalo Atlantic, and Chapman's Peak Beach Hotel. These properties offer a range of amenities and cater to various budgets.

Areas to Stay In

When looking for accommodation in Hout Bay, consider the following areas:

Hout Bay Village - This central location offers easy access to the beach and numerous restaurants, shops, and other amenities.
Chapman's Peak - For stunning ocean views and a more secluded atmosphere, consider staying near Chapman's Peak Drive.
Scott Estate - This residential area is situated on the slopes of the mountains surrounding Hout Bay, providing excellent views of both the ocean and valley below.