Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.95° S 18.38° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bali Bay (Glen Reef) sea temperature is

15.9°C

Bali Bay (Glen Reef) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) today (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (13 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	W 10	SSW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	604	540	500	245	207	300	531	1276	1476	2042	2606	2708	2521	2448	2191	2256	1977	1668	1417	1299	1103	990	773	683	503	494
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			5:11AM1.54m				5:11PM1.49m				5:48AM1.48m				5:48PM1.40m				6:32AM1.41m				6:35PM1.31m
Low Tide					11:05AM0.66m				11:21PM0.57m				11:45AM0.74m				11:59PM0.65m				12:36PM0.81m				00:48AM0.73m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	7:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	20	20	19	19	17	16	17	18	20	20	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	13	13	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	11	16	15	13	13	13	13	15	16	17	15	11	11	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	W 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	604	540	500	245	204	287	531	1276	1476	2042	2606	2708	2521	2448	2191	2256	1977	1668	1417	1299	1103	990	773	683	503	494
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 10	SW 12	W 10	SW 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19
kJ	13	12	12	177	73	161	243	72	72	72	33	31	30	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	15	15	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 17	SW 16	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	11	42	—	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	207	300	24	37	56	72	109	171	291	431	512	311	234	186	156	161	198	179	154	173	181	149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	21	13	21	21	462	424	113	50	4	4	4	143	1004	406	406	4	4	4	4	19	406	406	85	85	85	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Strand (Pipe)	Beach Road	Long Beach	Olifants Bos				Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kamer Van					Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Beach Road						Kamer Van
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3				2	4	4	4					4	4	4	4	4						2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Leffingwell Landing United States	Cortez Bank United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Boners United States	Moss Landing United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	Islas de Todos Santos Mexico	Boners United States	Boners United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Cojo United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Blackfellows Australia	Moss Landing United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	5	4	5

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