Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
144
141
139
169
559
1167
1394
1485
1736
3035
7176
7782
7249
7815
8596
6578
6381
6376
5873
5326
4991
4751
4710
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
20
W
30
SW
40
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM1.69m
5:30PM1.58m
5:36AM1.58m
6:05PM1.49m
6:10AM1.47m
6:48PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.35m
11:28PM0.49m
11:50AM0.44m
00:04AM0.59m
12:29PM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:46
5:45
5:45
1
1
4
5
10
3
9
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
13
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
14
13
13
11
10
11
10
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
13
Energy kJ
127
144
119
116
169
559
1167
1394
1485
102
65
57
84
84
7815
8596
6578
6381
6376
5873
5326
4991
4751
4710
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
58
121
141
139
86
31
31
31
67
23
14
14
14
14
103
78
45
44
27
67
94
106
74
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
E
9
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
22
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
43
5
5
12
12
1
80
31
30
31
27
26
9
36
37
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
Energy kJ
1736
3035
7176
7782
7249
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
5
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
22
22
0
8
99
235
237
277
341
591
286
237
237
237
22
22
22
22
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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