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Bali Bay (Glen Reef) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
17.2° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bali Bay (Glen Reef). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | |
259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 221 | 463 | 554 | 549 | 654 | 909 | 2726 | 3227 | 3212 | 2017 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | 1:09PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.76m | 5:07AM0.72m | 5:23PM0.72m | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:24PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | |
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
259 | 230 | 158 | 137 | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 221 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 93 | 257 | 6 | 3227 | 3212 | 2017 | 1169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
8 | 8 | 72 | 77 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 835 | 1144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 |
2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 463 | 554 | 549 | 654 | 909 | 2726 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 72 | 190 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 424 | 461 | 1170 | 143 | 143 | 39 |
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