Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
235
281
240
221
131
100
192
203
171
219
196
190
205
184
139
127
121
121
119
193
615
1413
1860
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
SE
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
SE
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM1.85m
4:30PM1.73m
4:37AM1.78m
4:59PM1.67m
5:06AM1.69m
5:30PM1.58m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.20m
10:28PM0.32m
10:48AM0.26m
10:57PM0.39m
11:18AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:49
5:47
5:46
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
24
20
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
17
18
16
16
15
18
16
15
19
24
19
20
19
17
17
16
13
12
13
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
12
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
284
235
281
240
221
131
96
96
203
171
175
196
190
187
184
139
44
39
121
119
193
615
1413
1860
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
SW
10
0.8
S
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
89
69
68
67
119
82
64
192
175
85
219
63
44
205
168
92
127
121
35
35
36
31
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SW
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
42
36
36
17
28
107
100
64
71
71
9
10
61
6
6
61
60
23
51
51
12
5
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
5
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
4
5
165
23
998
1000
936
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
65
83
47
83
0
83
0
0
47
0
0
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
48
83
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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