Glen Beach surf break

Glen Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Oct 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Glen Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Glen Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Glen Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
3
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131313810121212131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3275293025492318215417781671123013656885671614248331203529382433182938247522691742161017311488
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.25
11:10AM
1.44
11:47PM
1.37
12:04PM
1.58
12:37AM
1.51
12:49PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.80
4:47AM
0.76
5:43PM
0.66
5:48AM
0.65
6:31PM
0.50
6:37AM
0.53
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:46-------5:45--
Sunset7:12-------7:13-------7:14-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C252319171716161716161616151515151515151414141618
Feels °C (?)222117171716141413131513111110101111111011111214
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