Vleesbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.29° S 21.94° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is

19.4°C

Vleesbaai 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 Vleesbaai today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SE 6	SSW 11	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	206	362	431	347	427	414	346	325	365	353	347	322	317	349	106	99	98	78	195	425	534	711	671
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	NW	WNW	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	off
High Tide			8:06AM1.42m				8:43PM1.30m				9:55AM1.40m				10:41PM1.28m					11:28AM1.50m
Low Tide					2:32PM0.69m				3:12AM0.66m				4:36PM0.70m				4:56AM0.64m					6:04PM0.57m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	16	15	15	16	18	17	18	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	206	362	431	347	427	414	346	325	365	353	347	322	317	349	79	78	80	71	66	425	534	711	671
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	S 14	ESE 10	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6
kJ	69	48	48	48	47	42	28	77	64	60	58	39	33	34	106	99	96	78	195	19	35	32	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SW 10	SSE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	50	5	1	6	7	15	28	1	—	—	—	—	1	56	37	36	34	72	53	35	19	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	SSE 6	—	SE 6	—	ESE 6	SE 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	15	23	24	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	88	100	—	98	—	14	71	25	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	3	2	2	1	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	22	22	22	99	22	22	0	0	0	0	22	22	83	22	83	65	65	47	83	83	83	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg		Paranoia			Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Kanon	Kanon	Kanon	Kanon				Koeel Bay	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Hawston	Hawston	Paranoia		Vleesbaai	Paranoia
Rating (10 max)		3			3	4	2	2	2	2				1	3	2	3	3	3	3		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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