Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 268 | 264 | 309 | 298 | 334 | 314 | 687 | 1031 | 1443 | 1403 | 1208 | 936 | 722 | 569 | 473 | 458 | 419 | 399 | 755 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.59m | 8:10AM1.32m | 8:41PM1.45m | 9:14AM1.20m | 9:52PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.47m | 2:14AM0.59m | 2:07PM0.62m | 3:09AM0.71m | 3:04PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 219 | 268 | 264 | 309 | 298 | 288 | 288 | 687 | 1031 | 1443 | 1403 | 1208 | 936 | 722 | 569 | 473 | 458 | 419 | 399 | 755 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 239 | 207 | 134 | 115 | 87 | 334 | 314 | 283 | 273 | 258 | 216 | 200 | 154 | 136 | 136 | 149 | 151 | 135 | 105 | 109 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 55 | 102 | 210 | 59 | 92 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 69 | 148 | 47 | 189 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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