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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 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 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: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
3
0
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4
3
2
4
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161414141313131316161616151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2200208925823512337349365528515210388940882607207584549554370375230542681231820451736162614271380
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
20
N
30
N
35
N
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
1.75
2:09PM
1.69
2:20AM
1.86
2:45PM
1.78
2:56AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.35
8:09PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.25
8:45PM
0.32
9:13AM
0.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-111-------------------6
Temp. °C201917181817171717171616161517181817161615141715
Feels °C (?)1918151414131313131413131413161615151514118107
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