Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 322 | 269 | 246 | 253 | 419 | 867 | 856 | 773 | 845 | 722 | 621 | 482 | 551 | 314 | 214 | 301 | 324 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.98m | 3:09AM1.90m | 3:23PM2.08m | 3:39AM1.95m | 3:52PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.10m | 9:11AM0.06m | 9:36PM0.01m | 9:40AM0.02m | 10:06PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 322 | 322 | 269 | 246 | 246 | 419 | 867 | 856 | 773 | 845 | 722 | 621 | 482 | 551 | 314 | 214 | 301 | 324 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 114 | 81 | 72 | 57 | 253 | 237 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 82 | 11 | 211 | 167 | 167 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 47 | 87 | 181 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 24 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 11 | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 55 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 47 | 0 | 83 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
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