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Hout Bay

South Africa, Cape Town

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 34° 2.822' S
Longitude: 18° 21.265' E

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Access

Go to Hout Bay in Capetown, easy to find.

DistanceIn the city

WalkInstant access (< 5min)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityNormal

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomSandy

PowerFast, Ordinary, Fun, Powerless

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionSouthWest

Good wind directionNorthWest

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+

Best tide positionLow and mid tide

Best tide movementDon't know

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdFew surfers

Webcam url

Dangers

- Man-made danger (buoys etc..)

Additional Information

In this fishing village, tucked around from the Sentinel, waves can be found off the harbour wall and down the beach. However, the swell window is small and the spots need a big swell to push into Hout Bay. The waves are generally short, small and of poor quality, although on a huge SW swell and NW winds, the harbour wall has been known to get good.

Atmosphere

Not always good here and there are loads of other spots close by. This is close to where you go from if you wanna get to her majesty Dungeons. Can get prett good under big swell. Pretty town with lots of 'bergies'.

General

Enjoy it when its on! When its not, eat yourself dik on seafood at the many lekker restaurants.

Author: Paul Contributors (1)