Baileys Cottage Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 SAST
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Today's Baileys Cottage Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Baileys Cottage Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Baileys Cottage Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111167777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)683718625604533461357309233228288361374410382420422543662623550477383354
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.70
2:36AM
1.57
2:47PM
1.74
3:18AM
1.59
3:30PM
1.71
4:00AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
-0.08
8:37AM
0.05
9:08PM
-0.11
9:20AM
0.04
9:50PM
-0.07
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:39
Sunset--7:15-------7:16-------7:17-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818171616151619181819171717172122231916151516
Feels °C (?)14151412111211121411101211101011151414119101113
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