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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
17.6° 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: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131614141413141313161616161514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93210779361044220020892946339939194864515250811013390478260720758454955437037523185268123182013
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
1.58
1:44AM
1.75
2:09PM
1.69
2:20AM
1.86
2:45PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.49
7:32PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.35
8:09PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.25
8:45PM
0.32
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:09------
Sunset----6:24-------6:23-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C191820202019181818171717171716161515171818171716
Feels °C (?)201820191918161414131413131413131314161615151614
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