Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.8
S
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.5
S
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
141
141
171
193
198
258
318
339
325
229
175
294
594
553
604
857
1220
1109
919
824
1120
1204
1168
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
30
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM1.91m
4:17AM2.03m
4:46PM1.87m
5:03AM1.92m
5:33PM1.80m
5:50AM1.77m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.12m
10:37AM0.04m
10:52PM0.18m
11:21AM0.13m
11:42PM0.29m
12:09PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
19
20
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
12
12
13
15
14
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
S
9
1
S
8
1.5
S
8
2.2
SE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.9
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
144
141
141
171
69
198
258
318
339
325
130
124
294
594
123
66
71
69
113
108
824
787
542
844
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.4
E
8
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
34
45
43
32
193
69
80
161
104
72
229
175
101
98
54
76
64
61
61
43
104
96
245
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
E
6
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
17
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
93
93
130
167
29
95
22
203
6
16
11
43
24
22
5
30
10
19
18
42
39
23
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.9
E
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
31
35
34
72
145
156
316
553
604
857
1220
1109
919
1120
1204
1168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
267
83
83
65
65
47
65
83
286
83
83
83
83
83
47
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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