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Glen Beach Surf Forecast
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Glen Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Glen Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Glen Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Glen Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2455 | 2354 | 2350 | 2278 | 2082 | 2024 | 1996 | 1632 | 1658 | 2235 | 3619 | 4018 | 3865 | 3924 | 3099 | 2885 | 2389 | 1903 | 1696 | 1560 | 1416 | 1215 | 1349 | 1378 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:23PM 1.67 | 6:52AM 1.47 | 7:16PM 1.51 | 7:58AM 1.34 | 8:34PM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 0.46 | 12:41AM 0.50 | 12:53PM 0.61 | 1:43AM 0.65 | 2:09PM 0.76 | 3:24AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Glen Beach (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 8 km from Glen Beach). 2.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.3m 5s windswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 39 min ago
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