Bali Bay (Glen Reef) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.95° S 18.38° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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

12.3°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 (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (09 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 9								Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	172	200	313	304	299	346	423	637	680	1027	1349	2346	2250	1859	1673	1528	1321	1134	984	830	816	710	509	475
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		2:01AM1.64m				2:21PM1.78m				2:41AM1.72m				2:58PM1.86m				3:17AM1.77m				3:33PM1.89m
Low Tide				8:11AM0.37m				8:38PM0.31m				8:48AM0.30m				9:14PM0.25m				9:22AM0.26m				9:48PM0.24m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	17	16	19	20	17	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	16	15	18	18	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	12	12	12	10	9	11	12	14	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	172	119	313	304	299	346	423	637	680	760	1349	2346	2250	1859	1673	1528	1321	1134	984	830	816	710	509	379
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	SW 14	W 11	SSE 9	W 11	SE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	138	200	21	15	21	4	13	7	346	1027	756	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 8	S 9	W 11	S 8	S 10	—	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 10
kJ	28	13	13	21	10	8	—	1	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	3	6	6	6	5	12	16	15	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	86	261	374	395	421	516	503	475
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	4	4	4	4	4	13	21	9	4	4	4	4	4	13	21	21	60	60	4	4	4	4	15
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3			4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	6	5	9	5	7	8	8	9	9	5	5	9	9	9

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