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Vleesbaai Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | |
127 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 169 | 559 | 1167 | 1394 | 1485 | 1736 | 3035 | 7176 | 7782 | 7249 | 7815 | 8596 | 6578 | 6381 | 6376 | 5873 | 5326 | 4991 | 4751 | 4710 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.69m | 5:30PM1.58m | 5:36AM1.58m | 6:05PM1.49m | 6:10AM1.47m | 6:48PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.35m | 11:28PM0.49m | 11:50AM0.44m | 00:04AM0.59m | 12:29PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 127 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 169 | 559 | 1167 | 1394 | 1485 | 102 | 65 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 7815 | 8596 | 6578 | 6381 | 6376 | 5873 | 5326 | 4991 | 4751 | 4710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 121 | 141 | 139 | 86 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 103 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 106 | 74 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 22 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 43 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 80 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1736 | 3035 | 7176 | 7782 | 7249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 99 | 235 | 237 | 277 | 341 | 591 | 286 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
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