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Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 319 | 278 | 268 | 320 | 551 | 590 | 480 | 428 | 480 | 426 | 380 | 372 | 320 | 417 | 375 | 422 | 431 | 379 | 469 | 366 | 292 | 297 | 260 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.49 | 2:10PM 1.64 | 2:40AM 1.57 | 2:45PM 1.70 | 3:13AM 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59PM 0.45 | 8:03AM 0.54 | 8:32PM 0.37 | 8:39AM 0.47 | 9:05PM 0.31 | 9:13AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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