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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 06 Mar 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)11111010111111108101011121111111112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75653453040741548744927051913972500313618072940294721281549265825131607197812771082933
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
1.84
5:10PM
1.69
5:24AM
1.76
5:39PM
1.61
5:52AM
1.66
6:08PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
0.36
11:05AM
0.39
11:08PM
0.43
11:32AM
0.47
11:34PM
0.52
12:00PM
0.56
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset------7:16-------7:15-------7:14-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C191918171920201918171616171717161515141418232422
Feels °C (?)20201815171718151411991010108911101115202018
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