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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) today?

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
0
2
2
!
!
!
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
W
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
4
W
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211121212121211111313139891011111112121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)185717571748186722042013308934182649193814751210200577760267329023531474364116733600956067338
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
1.83
3:34AM
1.96
4:01PM
1.83
4:14AM
1.92
4:42PM
1.79
4:56AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.20
9:23PM
0.29
9:51AM
0.19
10:02PM
0.30
10:30AM
0.23
10:43PM
0.36
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:19-----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
610251111--1212333321111-
Temp. °C141314161515151516171616151515161616161514151515
Feels °C (?)11101111121312121211101110109988765789
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