Bali Bay (Glen Reef) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SAST
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Bali Bay (Glen Reef) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bali Bay (Glen Reef) sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) today?

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Bali Bay (Glen Reef). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101414131313131313161414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65057343742233825822021621224063271583997693210779361044230020892060237819414031
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
0
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
1.32
12:28AM
1.48
12:54PM
1.45
1:07AM
1.62
1:33PM
1.58
1:44AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.73
6:48AM
0.63
6:54PM
0.61
7:26AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.50
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset--6:27-------6:25-------6:24-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C202020191818171720222120191818181920201918181818
Feels °C (?)201818181718171720212020191819191919191818181616
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