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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 15 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) today?

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 1AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
4
2
2
3
4
5
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161514141414131313131212121212121211141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1077994088260752362924955422237523010241721031819185316551627179416521681170412721807301722762392
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
W
15
NE
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
1.69
2:20AM
1.86
2:45PM
1.78
2:56AM
1.93
3:22PM
1.83
3:34AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.25
8:45PM
0.32
9:13AM
0.20
9:23PM
0.29
9:51AM
0.19
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:21-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------47-1111--
Temp. °C181717161615171818171616151417151314141414141617
Feels °C (?)1514141414141615161515131091111109101213131413
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