Baileys Cottage Reef Surf Forecast

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South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.11° S 18.46° E)

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Baileys Cottage Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

12 Day 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)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Baileys Cottage Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Baileys Cottage Reef in the next 12 days are 1.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 04) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 10) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2AM (Mon 10th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 13s
Best Surf	2AM (Mon 10th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 13s
Most Powerful	8PM (Tue 4th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Baileys Cottage Reef over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 04		Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SW	SE	SW	SW	ESE	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	16	7	14	13	7	13	12	11	11	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	694	461	233	241	410	422	662	421	300	446	184	122	209	293	299	274	242	207	127	121	310
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	NNW	NW	W	WNW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
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		4:14PM 1.63	4:45AM 1.50		5:00PM 1.50		5:34AM 1.40	5:52PM 1.35		6:30AM 1.29	6:53PM 1.19		7:41AM 1.20
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		10:34PM 0.01	10:51AM 0.16		11:19PM 0.13	11:43AM 0.28		12:10AM 0.27	12:45PM 0.40		1:12AM 0.40

	Tue 04		Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10
Sunrise	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37
Sunset	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:22	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	19	18	19	21	23	19	23	26	23	23	20	22	25	27	25	22	22	20	20
Feels °C (?)	15	12	14	11	12	15	14	11	21	22	19	22	17	18	24	26	25	22	21	21	21

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The above surf forecast table for Baileys Cottage Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Baileys Cottage Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Baileys Cottage Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Baileys Cottage Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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