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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 31 Oct 2025 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)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
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Mon
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
WSW
2.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121012121213131312121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215417781671116213656884719242181281332783459331826722344204417711638163215841474821669486
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.44
11:47PM
1.37
12:04PM
1.58
12:37AM
1.51
12:49PM
1.73
1:21AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.76
5:43PM
0.66
5:48AM
0.65
6:31PM
0.50
6:37AM
0.53
7:13PM
0.36
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Mon
03
Sunrise-5:47-------5:46-------5:45------
Sunset----7:13-------7:14-------7:15---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C171717171717161515151516151515141414161716151514
Feels °C (?)17171514141415131111101110111110111013121191110
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