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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 06 Sep 2025 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal 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 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313141414141414141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)308727432501217120001865176518041935240926062947318533213452321232862984240623232305178915651423
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
1.76
2:53AM
1.73
3:10PM
1.86
3:29AM
1.80
3:45PM
1.93
4:05AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.37
8:48PM
0.32
8:58AM
0.28
9:23PM
0.23
9:32AM
0.22
9:58PM
0.18
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:54
Sunset--6:30-------6:31-------6:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141514131313121214151514131414141720211917171615
Feels °C (?)121211109989999881011121619201816171514
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 7 km from Bali Bay (Glen Reef)). 2.4m 14s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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