Groenvlei 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 22.77° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Groenvlei sea temperature is

19.5°C

Groenvlei 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 Groenvlei today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Groenvlei at 7PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	1	3	1	1	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1048	1307	1127	1021	932	888	846	880	865	865	794	731	698	384	338	469	404	453	1122	1280	1224
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	N	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	N	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	off
High Tide	8:07AM1.33m				8:43PM1.22m				9:56AM1.31m				10:42PM1.20m					11:30AM1.40m
Low Tide			2:32PM0.64m				3:11AM0.60m				4:36PM0.65m				4:56AM0.58m					6:05PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	17	20	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	14	17	19	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	1048	1307	1127	1021	932	888	846	880	865	865	794	731	698	384	338	469	404	322	1122	1280	1224
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	ESE 10	S 6	SSE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	48	47	42	42	77	65	62	59	52	51	52	57	37	76	60	80	213	453	32	49	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—
kJ	5	5	16	27	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	34	12	13	11	10	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	41	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	57	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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