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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 06 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal 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 11AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
!
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5
5
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
1.7
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131312131313141313131213131313121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6538670567706307531345174001358719371893189317341744178097212451074917749726543528510544
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.63
5:39PM
1.53
5:44AM
1.52
6:13PM
1.43
6:16AM
1.41
6:56PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
0.52
11:32PM
0.64
11:54AM
0.61
12:05AM
0.75
12:31PM
0.71
12:52AM
0.86
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-7:01-------7:01-------7:03------
Sunset----6:35-------6:34-------6:32---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818191817161615151821212022212122252624212019
Feels °C (?)141614141313121313141718181820192021242321191919
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