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 Saturday 15 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 15.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 Monday (Nov 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. Another secondary swell of 1.6m and 8s is also forecast. 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 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 16) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 16) at 5AM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Mon 17th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 8s
Best Surf	8AM (Mon 17th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 8s
Most Powerful	2AM (Sun 16th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 14s

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 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	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	2	1	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	14	13	13	12	8	8	7	16	15	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	419	796	3143	1697	1075	603	308	712	359	492	606	495	424	581	799	979	2746	2492	1561	1210	929
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:32PM 1.57		1:04AM 1.45	1:10PM 1.62		1:38AM 1.51	1:42PM 1.66		2:09AM 1.56		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
Low Tide / height (m)		7:00PM 0.55		7:00AM 0.62	7:33PM 0.50		7:34AM 0.58		8:02PM 0.45	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

	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
Sunrise	5:35	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-
Sunset	-	7:27	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:32	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	16	20	19	19	21	24	20	20	20	18	20	21	17	20	20	18	21	21	19
Feels °C (?)	11	11	8	13	11	12	18	20	16	16	14	12	17	17	11	16	14	13	17	16	13

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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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