Bali Bay (Glen Reef) Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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 13.3° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) this week:

The surf forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) in the next 12 days are 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 25) at 2AM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Sat 22nd Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 12s
Best Surf	8AM (Sat 22nd Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 12s
Most Powerful	8PM (Thu 20th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	13	13	12	15	15	14	15	14	13	12	12	7	12	18	16	16	14	14	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	361	606	503	480	555	1314	2390	2247	2942	1857	1319	944	689	514	449	541	897	1699	1321	1285	841
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:13PM 1.68	2:39AM 1.60		2:41PM 1.69	3:09AM 1.62		3:10PM 1.68	3:38AM 1.62		3:38PM 1.66	4:09AM 1.60		4:08PM 1.62	4:40AM 1.57		4:39PM 1.56		5:15AM 1.54	5:15PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)	8:04AM 0.55		8:29PM 0.42	8:33AM 0.54		8:56PM 0.41	9:01AM 0.54		9:23PM 0.40	9:31AM 0.56		9:51PM 0.42	10:01AM 0.59		10:20PM 0.45	10:34AM 0.63		10:52PM 0.50	11:11AM 0.68		11:28PM 0.56

	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
Sunrise	5:33	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-
Sunset	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	17	21	20	18	20	20	18	22	21	18	22	22	19	20	20	18	19	20	18
Feels °C (?)	14	13	10	16	14	13	15	14	12	18	16	12	20	18	12	16	16	14	16	15	14

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The above surf forecast table for Bali Bay (Glen Reef) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Bali Bay (Glen Reef) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bali Bay (Glen Reef) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bali Bay (Glen Reef)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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