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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 07 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
18.9° 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 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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0
0
0
2
!
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111121211111212121212121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3147353934681749178422922245301726032325202717511177933782734722680595585467443379353
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
1.76
5:39PM
1.61
5:52AM
1.66
6:08PM
1.51
6:20AM
1.55
6:40PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.47
11:34PM
0.52
12:00PM
0.56
12:02AM
0.63
12:30PM
0.66
12:33AM
0.75
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise-6:37-------6:39-------6:39------
Sunset----7:15-------7:14-------7:13---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616171616151414141824242220191919252928262423
Feels °C (?)109810989910111521201817161717232625232122
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