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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 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
14.9° C
(Which is 4.2°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 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111110101010101099989998810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585451435346291247471281450527637637569459350263199158165238344306280701
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
1.35
9:23AM
1.32
10:39PM
1.34
11:28AM
1.34
12:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.74
3:07AM
0.83
4:14PM
0.80
5:21AM
0.80
5:55PM
0.73
6:41AM
0.67
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset--6:51-------6:50-------6:49-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020191818171719202019181818181920191918181818
Feels °C (?)181820201919181719212019182019181818181917171817
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