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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 17 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111111141413131313151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4214214143934114584504504504853963343367437006897111060188318222005190217481579
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglassoncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
1.74
2:40PM
1.71
2:54AM
1.85
3:13PM
1.79
3:26AM
1.93
3:46PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.48
8:36AM
0.41
8:43PM
0.38
9:07AM
0.30
9:15PM
0.31
9:39AM
0.24
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:46-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset------7:01-------7:00-------6:59-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------2------------
Temp. °C212020202324232121202020212322212120212121211919
Feels °C (?)202022202524232121202020222321202120222120191618
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