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Baileys Cottage Reef Surf Forecast
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Baileys Cottage Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Baileys Cottage Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Baileys Cottage Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 4194 | 4047 | 4351 | 3266 | 2667 | 2404 | 2115 | 1949 | 1882 | 1840 | 1838 | 1774 | 1698 | 1506 | 1354 | 1174 | 1006 | 1004 | 761 | 589 | 544 | 522 | 514 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34PM 1.07 | 11:42AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 1.14 | 12:48PM 1.23 | 1:08AM 1.25 | 1:32PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 0.52 | 6:04PM 0.52 | 6:34AM 0.41 | 7:06PM 0.39 | 7:21AM 0.30 | 7:48PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Baileys Cottage Reef (calm at Meadowridge wx 9 km from Baileys Cottage Reef). 4.0m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 2.8m 12s groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 h 17 min ago
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