Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 911 | 362 | 352 | 328 | 318 | 347 | 434 | 491 | 578 | 426 | 353 | 347 | 399 | 374 | 380 | 322 | 336 | 361 | 494 | 604 | 623 | 526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.60m | 6:23AM1.42m | 6:35PM1.42m | 6:54AM1.26m | 7:09PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.44m | 00:18AM0.50m | 12:20PM0.60m | 00:48AM0.66m | 12:52PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 339 | 911 | 269 | 352 | 173 | 138 | 347 | 434 | 491 | 578 | 426 | 353 | 347 | 399 | 374 | 380 | 322 | 336 | 313 | 494 | 487 | 373 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 114 | 110 | 362 | 81 | 328 | 318 | 78 | 54 | 53 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 20 | — | — | 170 | 7 | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 2 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | 123 | — | — | 166 | 252 | 319 | 299 | 279 | 284 | 261 | 192 | 172 | 162 | 176 | 257 | 361 | 457 | 604 | 623 | 526 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 402 | 692 | 402 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 323 | 326 | 328 | 83 | 83 |
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