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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
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
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111010141413131313131316141414131413131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338258220216212208632715839976932107793610442300208923132582305645014232397186498130
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.48
12:54PM
1.45
1:07AM
1.62
1:33PM
1.58
1:44AM
1.75
2:09PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.63
6:54PM
0.61
7:26AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.35
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---7:07-------7:07-------7:07----
Sunset------6:25-------6:24-------6:23-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C181817172022222019181818192019191818181818181817
Feels °C (?)171817172021211918181919181918181716151515151514
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