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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 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
16.6° C
 (Which is 3.3°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 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1077131313121212121212121213131315151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3344216687697467236576356256254484485226467127347341648222827713114338534083167
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
1.70
4:49AM
1.79
5:00PM
1.69
5:22AM
1.80
5:35PM
1.66
5:57AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.47
10:32PM
0.38
10:57AM
0.45
11:04PM
0.39
11:33AM
0.45
11:38PM
0.42
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58
Sunset--7:58-------7:58-------7:58-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232424232018171823222120201918192020211918181718
Feels °C (?)191918181715151621171616171716171718191615151515
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