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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 7PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
S
10
2
WSW
12
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1624
1006
1044
834
751
751
865
848
768
848
795
695
995
819
741
705
730
603
585
923
866
333
548
250
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:09PM1.49m
1:19AM1.66m
1:47PM1.56m
1:54AM1.72m
2:20PM1.61m
2:27AM1.75m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.58m
7:43AM0.45m
7:46PM0.52m
8:16AM0.41m
8:18PM0.49m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:09
6:08
6:07
6:07
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
14
13
13
11
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
Energy kJ
1624
1006
908
834
751
751
865
848
768
848
795
695
995
819
741
705
730
603
585
502
473
333
224
224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
11
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1201
940
1044
661
634
496
377
377
322
260
260
305
273
257
240
200
196
147
535
27
100
184
205
250
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.8
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
11
11
5
9
9
14
34
46
46
40
41
77
130
127
184
8
8
8
202
41
221
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
13
20
39
29
44
923
866
64
548
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
143
144
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
56
19
4
0
0
0
0
4
15
4
4
4
4
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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