Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.95° S 18.38° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bali Bay (Glen Reef) sea temperature is

16.8°C

Bali Bay (Glen Reef) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	361	1114	777	918	887	887	828	729	718	716	603	532	1042	1567	2110	1837	1413	1338	1297	996	925
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				6:03PM1.57m				6:44AM1.52m				7:08PM1.42m				7:59AM1.44m					8:38PM1.31m
Low Tide		11:50AM0.56m				00:19AM0.54m				12:58PM0.68m				1:30AM0.66m					2:38PM0.75m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	15	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	361	1114	777	918	887	887	828	729	718	716	603	472	1042	1567	2110	1837	1413	1338	1297	996	925
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	W 11	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	W 11	W 11
kJ	292	131	149	137	87	82	79	76	2	67	218	532	350	105	72	102	71	71	—	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	NW 12	NW 12	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	W 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	220	6	6	—	2	2	2	2	—	2	65	38	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	S 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5
kJ	61	45	41	32	29	29	24	31	42	49	74	69	64	62	34	25	26	54	81	73	61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Martin West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	3	2	3	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	1	4	2
Distance (km)	143	345	345	60	60	13	9	15	113	345	345	326	284	21	21	15	60	284	345	85	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town						Captains	Captains	The Hoek						Long Beach	Long Beach	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)						3	3	3						3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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