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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 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
17.6° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111010101111131416161616151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)439431423382294239333103418673057557093441024196528823735762876249667665685877502942063785
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
1.79
4:41PM
1.67
4:49AM
1.72
5:09PM
1.61
5:16AM
1.63
5:39PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.38
10:36PM
0.47
10:57AM
0.44
11:03PM
0.55
11:24AM
0.52
11:32PM
0.64
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-7:00-------7:01-------7:01------
Sunset----6:37-------6:36-------6:35---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819192019191818171819181817171718181818171616
Feels °C (?)191919181919191515141515141313141415141312111011
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