Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (12 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7899
6586
5997
2104
2257
4599
2947
5451
7695
7449
3166
2430
2081
1728
1538
1413
1117
978
737
645
545
701
1984
2326
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:22PM1.44m
00:41AM1.71m
1:11PM1.58m
1:25AM1.87m
1:55PM1.72m
2:08AM1.99m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.49m
7:04AM0.35m
7:07PM0.36m
7:48AM0.18m
7:53PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:38
5:38
3
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
12
11
11
9
9
8
6
6
8
8
9
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
14
Energy kJ
3316
2682
2204
2688
2947
3065
3207
3166
2430
2081
1728
1538
1413
1117
978
737
645
545
415
1984
2326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
23
19
9
8
7
7
38
103
264
701
68
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
13
31
13
26
45
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
4
SW
12
3
SSW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
7899
6586
5997
2104
2257
4599
2947
5451
7695
7449
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
23
99
99
312
407
407
402
410
407
319
278
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
9
5
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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