Vleesbaai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Overberg, South Africa)

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Vleesbaai Surf Guide

Vleesbaai in Boland and Southern Cape is an exposed reef and point break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the west northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. A right hand reef Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of sharks and urchins.

Vleesbaai Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	5	rarely breaks	60°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Vleesbaai:

The best conditions reported for surf at Vleesbaai occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Vleesbaai (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Vleesbaai with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in June while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 81% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

81%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Vleesbaai Location Map

Interactive Vleesbaai surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Vleesbaai is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 51 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Vleesbaai is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 79 km (49 miles) away.

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Vleesbaai Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 15:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 08			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (ft)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (mph)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Vleesbaai

Current tide and informaton

For Gourits Mouth, 8 miles from Vleesbaai.

Next High Water: 02:39am | 5ft

Next Low Water: 08:32pm | 2ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Vleesbaai Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Vleesbaai is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 60°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite