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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). 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
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111212161514141414141313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5124555215941087936230038742379228018001638139013491134128611521081919774761669585513
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.71
5:53AM
1.77
6:21PM
1.59
6:40AM
1.61
7:16PM
1.46
7:42AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.44
12:08PM
0.45
12:20AM
0.57
12:59PM
0.60
1:20AM
0.72
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset6:54-------6:53-------6:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C191818181717212626222020202226282722201819192020
Feels °C (?)141313141314172322181819192227282822191718181919
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