Groenvlei 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 22.77° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Groenvlei sea temperature is

17.2° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Groenvlei at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	3	4	4	4	4	1	0	2	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1697	1327	1288	1127	1127	1077	1077	1077	1077	1061	946	796	784	784	700	711	669	632	543	466	536	686	781	1204
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	E	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		3:34AM1.64m				3:59PM1.67m				4:03AM1.69m				4:27PM1.74m				4:32AM1.71m				4:55PM1.79m
Low Tide				9:48AM0.18m				10:02PM0.27m				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m				10:42AM0.09m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	18	17	15	15	14	14	13	16	18	17	15	14	14	12	12	16	19	20	17	16
Feels °C	10	10	11	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	15	14	12	13	11	11	9	9	13	16	16	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9
kJ	1697	1327	1288	1127	1127	1077	1077	1077	1077	1061	946	796	784	784	700	711	286	510	533	455	386	330	281	773
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	S 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	SW 18	SW 12
kJ	—	114	88	102	—	—	—	2	254	215	204	243	—	—	—	115	642	632	543	466	7	—	12	207
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	168	—	—	—	—	—	—	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	220	115	102	89	281	512	468	328	331	266	247	356	238	422	402	383	669	453	482	110	536	686	781	1204
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	317	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	6

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