Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 529 | 514 | 410 | 299 | 357 | 489 | 335 | 301 | 347 | 318 | 486 | 545 | 745 | 936 | 922 | 965 | 908 | 799 | 711 | 699 | 608 | 608 | 618 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.68m | 6:25PM1.78m | 6:36AM1.53m | 6:55PM1.61m | 7:08AM1.38m | 7:27PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.26m | 12:07PM0.28m | 00:37AM0.40m | 12:35PM0.44m | 1:08AM0.55m | 1:04PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 360 | 529 | 514 | 410 | 299 | 357 | 489 | 335 | 301 | 347 | 318 | 486 | 545 | 745 | 936 | 922 | 965 | 908 | 799 | 711 | 699 | 608 | 608 | 618 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 31 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 31 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | E 11 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | — | — | 29 | 27 | 81 | 39 | 25 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 83 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
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