Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)6ft (1.8m)19s
Evening (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
553
595
1479
2218
2630
2460
2146
1843
1862
2303
2682
2859
3157
3118
2787
2272
2140
1693
1475
1475
1257
1223
1038
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:59AM1.63m
1:30PM1.48m
1:38AM1.68m
2:07PM1.55m
2:13AM1.72m
2:41PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.44m
7:28PM0.52m
8:04AM0.37m
8:06PM0.46m
8:35AM0.32m
8:40PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
15
17
19
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
14
13
14
14
18
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
568
553
595
1479
2218
2630
2460
2146
1843
1862
2303
2682
2859
3157
3118
2787
2272
2140
1693
1475
1475
1257
1223
1038
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
4
14
6
12
12
12
11
79
93
86
88
85
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
Energy kJ
97
170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
83
83
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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