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Hout Bay

South Peninsula

Ringed by mountains and anchored by a working harbour, Hout Bay has a long sandy beach plus a market, seafood, and boat trips out to the Duiker Island seal colony.

DOGS
Free-running in the middle section; not allowed on the Chapman's Peak or Mariner's Wharf sides
FACILITIES
ParkingToiletsLifeguardsBoat launch
Right now · 07:37 SAST
AIR
15°C
SEA
12°C
WIND
16 km/h
SE
WAVES
2.38m
UV
0
WEATHER
☁️ Cloudy
Water quality: Good
Good — 21 (4 Aug)
Best time to go
Today Thu 10 Sep
☀ Sunrise 06:52  ·  Sunset 18:34 🌇
BEST AT 11:00
AIR
19°C
SEA
12°C
WIND
19 km/h
S
WAVES
2.62m
UV
4
WEATHER
☁️ Cloudy
Tomorrow Fri 11 Sep
☀ Sunrise 06:51  ·  Sunset 18:35 🌇
BEST AT 14:00
AIR
19°C
SEA
12°C
WIND
41 km/h
SE
WAVES
2.68m
UV
6
WEATHER
☁️ Cloudy
Tides today
HIGH 02:07 0.35 m
LOW 08:12 -1.13 m
HIGH 14:21 0.48 m
LOW 20:41 -1.21 m
Heights are relative to mean sea level.