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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 12AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
2
!
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)11108101111111211111112121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44134177317643010344036301857316122922296301726032325163318371177933782734647605595585
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.69
5:24AM
1.76
5:39PM
1.61
5:52AM
1.66
6:08PM
1.51
6:20AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.43
11:32AM
0.47
11:34PM
0.52
12:00PM
0.56
12:02AM
0.63
12:30PM
0.66
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C202018181616161717161515141419242422201818192429
Feels °C (?)171614121010810108810101117212018171516172226
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