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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)101010109998998881011111111101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)692692569450350263199162216238273299404698121215801724127410669539541034602456
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.34
11:28AM
1.34
12:13AM
1.45
12:46PM
1.44
1:09AM
1.59
1:35PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.80
5:21AM
0.80
5:55PM
0.73
6:41AM
0.67
6:57PM
0.63
7:32AM
0.54
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset6:50-------6:49-------6:46-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C201918181817192019181818181819191919181717171919
Feels °C (?)201818191917181818181717181718181718161616161817
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