Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SAST
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Vleesbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 12PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
2.3
E
8
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3700
2824
2358
2095
1322
892
775
620
425
347
330
346
349
349
315
307
256
264
238
199
158
151
138
135
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
40
E
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:46AM1.39m
8:48PM1.36m
9:34AM1.26m
10:48PM1.37m
11:31AM1.29m
00:10AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.62m
3:20AM0.74m
4:05PM0.69m
5:28AM0.70m
5:45PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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6:00
5:58
5:57
5:55
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
23
27
27
22
23
24
24
23
29
27
20
19
18
17
11
10
12
12
13
11
12
16
15
14
20
25
27
21
23
23
23
22
26
24
17
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.6
S
13
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3700
2824
2358
2095
1322
892
495
408
331
319
330
346
349
349
315
307
256
264
238
199
158
151
138
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
775
572
425
347
284
209
157
116
119
93
98
91
87
63
61
43
42
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.1
E
9
1.5
ESE
5
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
E
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
18
29
7
2
133
407
620
2
9
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
47
47
83
237
83
83
47
47
47
47
47
47
28
47
22
0
0
0
47
22
28
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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