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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 10 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131313131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10761914186217361559145112801083109911791266126611551120932888773761683614722648604493
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
1.26
8:28AM
1.20
10:05PM
1.25
10:47AM
1.21
11:36PM
1.35
12:07PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.94
3:14PM
0.87
4:47AM
0.91
5:06PM
0.83
6:03AM
0.78
6:09PM
0.73
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---7:03-------7:05-------7:05----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:27-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252422222222211920191919202120191918181819201918
Feels °C (?)252321222222201721191919202018181818181717181616
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