Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
!
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)12111111111212121111101010912121212121212121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5787564393085845429027936985714183942962179427836155117023377114899321722147
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
35
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
1.97
3:51AM
2.17
4:15PM
1.97
4:29AM
2.12
4:54PM
1.90
5:09AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
0.02
10:09AM
-0.08
10:16PM
0.04
10:46AM
-0.01
10:56PM
0.12
11:26AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset6:07-------6:05-------6:04-------
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
13----------------1-----
Temp. °C161214141414182021181717171620222119141413131719
Feels °C (?)8810991013141615141414121210101045781012
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