Baileys Cottage Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
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
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
2
SSE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111677777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)694604533461357309233228241322342374410382393543522522550403432444326375
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononononononon
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
10:04AM
0.08
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset7:15-------7:16-------7:17-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161516181818191817171721222319171615162326
Feels °C (?)141211121112131210121210101116141411111111132122
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