Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 324 | 697 | 569 | 499 | 512 | 481 | 1393 | 1557 | 2344 | 2096 | 1954 | 1993 | 1740 | 1511 | 1288 | 1254 | 1220 | 1061 | 1047 | 904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.45m | 2:27AM1.57m | 2:56PM1.58m | 3:01AM1.67m | 3:27PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.52m | 8:26PM0.58m | 8:49AM0.40m | 9:00PM0.47m | 9:18AM0.30m | 9:31PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 392 | 324 | 697 | 569 | 499 | 512 | 481 | 1393 | 1557 | 2344 | 2096 | 1954 | 1993 | 1740 | 483 | 1288 | 1254 | 1220 | 1061 | 1047 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 20 | ESE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSW 15 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 333 | 228 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 137 | 257 | 8 | 192 | 8 | — | — | 419 | — | 1511 | — | 172 | 134 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 24 | — | — | 171 | 535 | — | 451 | — | 337 | 322 | 345 | 381 | 332 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 83 | 475 | 402 | 321 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 65 |
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