Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 483 | 2112 | 743 | 2169 | 2163 | 5634 | 5133 | 4645 | 2758 | 2169 | 1801 | 1559 | 1393 | 1154 | 961 | 880 | 905 | 878 | 865 | 800 | 774 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.15m | 11:33PM1.29m | 12:41PM1.21m | 00:54AM1.35m | 1:41PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.84m | 6:24AM0.74m | 6:39PM0.80m | 7:33AM0.64m | 7:44PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 483 | 671 | 94 | 826 | 2163 | 5634 | 5133 | 4645 | 2758 | 2169 | 1801 | 1559 | 1393 | 1154 | 961 | 880 | 905 | 878 | 865 | 800 | 774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 81 | 618 | 996 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 196 | 134 | 96 | 75 | 57 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 23 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | — | 69 | 69 | 55 | — | — | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | — | 12 | 12 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2112 | 743 | 2169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 99 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 48 | 83 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 47 |
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