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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121216151414141414131313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)993936291136424363228018001638139013491134111711521081919774761710585694669372291226
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.77
6:21PM
1.59
6:40AM
1.61
7:16PM
1.46
7:42AM
1.45
8:38PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.45
12:20AM
0.57
12:59PM
0.60
1:20AM
0.72
2:14PM
0.74
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset----6:53-------6:52-------6:51---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181721252523212020212526252120171919202120191918
Feels °C (?)141418222220191920212625262019161818192120192019
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