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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 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
18.9° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111121212121212121212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)307225042375238126572341204717511177933918782722680595585467451435379398379329283
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
1.61
5:52AM
1.66
6:08PM
1.51
6:20AM
1.55
6:40PM
1.40
6:52AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.52
12:00PM
0.56
12:02AM
0.63
12:30PM
0.66
12:33AM
0.75
1:08PM
0.77
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41--
Sunset7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151414192424222019192025302826252424253032
Feels °C (?)101010111011172020181716171823272523222222242930
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