South Africa · Cape Town
Hout Bay
Sea
57.9°F
Air
–
UV
–
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13–18°C
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Climate · monthly averages
Sea temperature by month
5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
50°F
54°F
57°F
61°F
64°F
68°F
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
MinMin °F
5857.8
5756.5
5757.4
5454.2
5757.3
5757.5
5757.1
5757.1
5656.0
5756.9
5655.7
5757.2
AvgAvg °F
6059.6
5958.8
5958.5
5656.4
5857.6
5958.8
5858.0
5857.7
5757.2
5757.2
5858.0
5959.1
MaxMax °F
6262.0
6161.4
6059.7
5958.7
5858.2
6059.6
5959.4
5858.4
5858.4
5857.5
6060.3
6161.1
Warmest in January (59.6°F). Coldest in April (56.4°F). Rarely comfortable for swimming.
About Hout Bay
Hout Bay sits on the cold Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula, where Chapman's Peak Drive – a nine-kilometre cliff road blasted into the seaward face of Chapman's Peak between 1915 and 1922 – curves south above the harbour. The sheltered 1.3-kilometre Hout Bay Beach lines the harbour side for families and walkers, while granite-bouldered Llandudno Beach in the next cove north draws surfers and sundowners. The Benguela Current keeps the sea at a brisk 13-16 °C from December through March, with Cape Town International airport roughly 35 minutes by road.