Vleesbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.29° S 21.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is

16.7°C

Vleesbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	!	!	!	4	3	2	2	3	1	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1026	1050	1074	1966	2049	1941	1263	1140	970	788	717	616	544	577	531	535	469	415	345	458	322
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NW	WSW	SSW	SE	W	NE	NE	N	NNW	WNW	NW	WSW	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			4:48PM2.04m					5:02AM1.83m				5:15PM1.92m				5:30AM1.72m				5:42PM1.77m
Low Tide	10:36AM0.07m				11:00PM0.11m					11:03AM0.16m				11:26PM0.22m				11:29AM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	16	16	18	20	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	17	21	23	20	17	17
Feels °C	11	14	15	14	14	18	20	15	15	16	17	14	13	16	15	15	18	20	19	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	1026	706	585	1265	1470	1365	1263	1140	970	788	717	616	544	577	531	535	469	415	345	291	242
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	822	—	—	439	352	282	269	189	181	133	127	121	90	90	87	47	47	47	270	458	322
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	SW 7	SW 6	WSW 5	SW 5	S 10	SSW 16	SSW 19	S 10	S 9	SW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	33	9	2	6	17	51	117	7	7	115
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—
kJ	—	1050	1074	1966	2049	1941	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	83	83	83	65	83	47	0	8	99	47	0	47	47	0	0	0	8	8	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Paranoia	Hawston	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Onrus	Bettys Bay	Vleesbaai	Onrus	Cape Infanta	Cape Infanta	Vleesbaai	Arniston	Stillbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6

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