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Moonlight Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Moonlight Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Moonlight Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Moonlight Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Moonlight Bay at 4PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Moonlight Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
2779 | 1348 | 1167 | 2592 | 769 | 551 | 506 | 432 | 311 | 290 | 240 | 240 | 173 | 256 | 362 | 375 | 574 | 560 | 505 | 479 | 404 | 404 | 413 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.20m | 6:00AM1.17m | 6:43PM1.13m | 6:49AM1.09m | 7:47PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.37m | 11:54PM0.50m | 12:17PM0.44m | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:09PM0.51m | 1:57AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
 kJ | 1267 | 132 | 1167 | 972 | 769 | 551 | 506 | 432 | 311 | 172 | 199 | 240 | 173 | 256 | 194 | 173 | 574 | 560 | 505 | 479 | 404 | 404 | 413 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 134 | 30 | 121 | 87 | 109 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 178 | 128 | 113 | 202 | 162 | 157 | 362 | 375 | 169 | 86 | 92 | 242 | 96 | 264 | 398 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 66 | — | 30 | 30 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 134 | 16 | 60 | 106 | 134 | 136 | 152 | 149 | 120 | 118 | 102 | 179 | 275 | 43 | 257 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2779 | 1348 | — | 2592 | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 172 | 186 | — | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 195 | 627 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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