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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
17.7° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)101099910101010101010101112121312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223226168168194184235240357577913906149223583425373236113116271124082180193615721191
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
1.54
2:47AM
1.57
2:47PM
1.59
3:18AM
1.64
3:21PM
1.65
3:48AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.72
8:28PM
0.53
8:45AM
0.64
9:01PM
0.47
9:19AM
0.57
9:31PM
0.42
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54
Sunset---8:00------7:59-------7:59-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171717171819202119191817181818181717171717
Feels °C (?)141313121314151718171716161413141413121112131313
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