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One boat, so dates in season are genuinely limited. Send your dates and group size and you will get a straight answer, not a holding reply.

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Two possible dates is better than one. Weather moves trips on this coast, and having a second option is the difference between rescheduling and losing the day.

Next open dates

  • 26 Oct 2026
  • 27 Oct 2026
  • 28 Oct 2026
  • 29 Oct 2026
  • 30 Oct 2026
  • 31 Oct 2026

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Conditions off Hout Bay

Swell
1.7m
8s SSW
Wind
19kn
35 km/h SSE
Gusting
36kn
66 km/h
Sea temp
16.1°C
+0.1°C on last week

Sea temperature is the number that matters most offshore — yellowfin hold on the temperature breaks, and a degree of movement in a week changes where the shoals sit.

Swell, wind and sea temperature outlook for the next 5 days off Hout Bay.
DaySwellWindGustSeaOffshore
25 Oct 20261.7 m19 kn36 kn16.1°Unlikely
26 Oct 20261.6 m17 kn34 kn15.6°Marginal
27 Oct 20261.4 m9 kn19 kn15.6°Fishable
28 Oct 20261.8 m12 kn24 kn15.6°Fishable
29 Oct 20262.6 m13 kn28 kn15.1°Marginal

Too much sea for an offshore trip. Inshore may still be an option. The forecast is a guide, not a decision — the skipper reviews conditions with you 48 hours out and usually confirms the evening before.

Marine and wind forecast from Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.

The next six weeks

41 days are open. Dates fill first in the summer run. A date is held once the skipper confirms it in writing; no deposit is taken.

Availability for the next six weeks. Each cell is a date, marked open or unavailable.
MTWTFSS
25 25 October 2026, unavailable
26 26 October 2026, open27 27 October 2026, open28 28 October 2026, open29 29 October 2026, open30 30 October 2026, open31 31 October 2026, open1 1 November 2026, open
2 2 November 2026, open3 3 November 2026, open4 4 November 2026, open5 5 November 2026, open6 6 November 2026, open7 7 November 2026, open8 8 November 2026, open
9 9 November 2026, open10 10 November 2026, open11 11 November 2026, open12 12 November 2026, open13 13 November 2026, open14 14 November 2026, open15 15 November 2026, open
16 16 November 2026, open17 17 November 2026, open18 18 November 2026, open19 19 November 2026, open20 20 November 2026, open21 21 November 2026, open22 22 November 2026, open
23 23 November 2026, open24 24 November 2026, open25 25 November 2026, open26 26 November 2026, open27 27 November 2026, open28 28 November 2026, open29 29 November 2026, open
30 30 November 2026, open1 1 December 2026, open2 2 December 2026, open3 3 December 2026, open4 4 December 2026, open5 5 December 2026, open

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How booking works

  1. 1. You send dates and group size.
  2. 2. The skipper confirms whether the date is open and what it costs.
  3. 3. No deposit is needed to hold the date. The trip is settled on the day.
  4. 4. If the weather cancels, you are offered the next available date, or you owe nothing.
What happens if the weather turns