Vleesbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.29° S 21.94° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is

15.9°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	2	2	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	121	159	197	216	176	176	140	115	92	300	192	406	679	845	765	642	623	514	413	393	328	322	250	250
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	S	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:42AM1.53m					2:02PM1.68m				2:11AM1.68m				2:28PM1.84m				2:40AM1.80m				2:55PM1.98m
Low Tide			7:51AM0.41m					8:12PM0.38m				8:17AM0.27m				8:39PM0.22m				8:44AM0.15m				9:07PM0.10m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	17	22	24	25	25	24
Feels °C	21	20	18	17	17	19	19	17	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	16	18	16	16	20	22	23	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	117	159	197	216	176	176	140	115	92	85	130	406	679	845	765	397	389	319	234	188	160	124	250	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 10	S 10	S 6	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	121	119	79	78	57	56	32	31	33	90	48	48	35	23	—	642	623	514	413	393	328	322	93	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	15	30	49	44	38	36	55	29	28	27	192	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	SSE 5	—	SE 8	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	1	1	2	2	—	—	17	—	300	—	158	244	306	366	526	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kanon Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	2	0	8	22	82	8	22	83	83	83	83	83	244	237	65	28	0	0	8	22	8	47	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Kanon	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Moonlight Bay	Hawston	Jongensfontein	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Paranoia	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Paranoia	Paranoia
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6	5	5	6

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