Vleesbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.29° S 21.94° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is

17.4°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	39	39	26	36	100	94	31	59	96	85	67	94	100	86	58	77	99	86	63	51	59	391	724
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	SSE	S	SSW	SW	W	NW	E	E	SE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	WSW	W	W	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					3:27PM2.12m				3:51AM1.94m				4:04PM2.10m				4:29AM1.91m				4:43PM2.00m
Low Tide			9:15AM0.07m				9:44PM-0.04m				9:51AM0.07m				10:20PM-0.01m				10:30AM0.12m				10:59PM0.09m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	16	16	17	16	16	18	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	19	17	16	17	17	16	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 10	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	39	39	26	36	11	94	24	59	96	85	67	7	100	85	58	77	99	86	63	51	59	391	724
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	ESE 10	SW 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	SSE 6	SE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 9
kJ	27	12	25	25	10	11	31	17	17	16	15	15	23	24	20	14	65	62	49	43	45	54	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SW 7	ESE 10	SSE 10	SW 12	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 8	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	E 7	SW 10
kJ	10	7	10	10	6	4	12	12	7	9	15	19	9	12	24	24	13	12	30	27	27	34	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	100	28	—	—	—	—	—	94	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	23	23	870	332	49	0	0	0	0	25	285	83	83	65	0	0	0	0	22	135	83	83	65
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	Jongensfontein			Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Moonlight Bay	Moonlight Bay	Moonlight Bay	Voelklip	Haardebaai	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Onrus	Moonlight Bay	Moonlight Bay	Moonlight Bay	Moonlight Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay		Hawston	Pringle Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1			2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	7	5	5	7	5	5	5

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