Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 12PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
2
!
!
4
!
!
4
3
!
!
!
!
5
!
!
!
!
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
862
1765
2092
1456
2180
2748
1375
2728
2873
1698
1604
1973
2360
2460
2527
2282
3496
3394
2897
2668
2490
2154
1788
1467
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26PM1.52m
1:39AM1.75m
2:02PM1.62m
2:12AM1.84m
2:34PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.43m
7:29PM0.43m
8:04AM0.32m
8:04PM0.35m
8:34AM0.23m
8:35PM0.30m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
4
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
11
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
2.2
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
28
1000
1268
1456
1400
1375
1375
1450
1548
1698
1604
1973
2360
2460
2527
2282
3496
3394
2897
2668
2490
2154
1788
1467
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.8
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.4
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
46
14
36
34
33
17
17
17
8
9
207
9
8
8
8
917
8
8
8
41
40
142
86
256
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
SW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
23
32
31
17
17
9
11
8
26
8
8
25
54
8
66
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2
WSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
862
1765
2092
1623
2180
2748
978
2728
2873
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
400
400
410
410
312
312
0
23
2
0
8
22
22
2
2
0
2
2
22
83
83
83
65
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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