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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 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
18.7° 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 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
2
SE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212111111117111111111515141413131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)918864722680669585532443379379379410309283242179209209206181176212246242
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.55
6:40PM
1.40
6:52AM
1.42
7:23PM
1.29
7:36AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
0.63
12:30PM
0.66
12:33AM
0.75
1:08PM
0.77
1:14AM
0.87
2:11PM
0.87
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------7:13-------7:10-------7:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020212529272523222223293232303230292933292828
Feels °C (?)181818192325242220192022273030293129292931292929
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