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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 02 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)13121212121413131312121212121211111111111010810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)796110010771284120620271659160714751207976805736603603380439431423382294239221636
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
NW
5
W
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.86
3:45PM
1.74
3:55AM
1.84
4:13PM
1.72
4:22AM
1.79
4:41PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.32
9:44PM
0.38
10:06AM
0.34
10:10PM
0.41
10:31AM
0.38
10:36PM
0.47
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise-6:58-------6:58-------7:00------
Sunset----6:39-------6:38-------6:37---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------152-------------
Temp. °C212124252424242120191920212019181818191919191918
Feels °C (?)222026252425242222222121212120191919191818191916
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