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Vleesbaai Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | |
1272 | 1344 | 1022 | 787 | 79 | 3195 | 3966 | 4139 | 7787 | 6823 | 6007 | 7468 | 6278 | 5699 | 5261 | 3540 | 3912 | 4359 | 2909 | 6012 | 6141 | 5077 | 4780 | 1945 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.31m | 11:52PM1.55m | 12:22PM1.44m | 00:41AM1.71m | 1:11PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.69m | 5:20PM0.60m | 6:16AM0.52m | 6:18PM0.49m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:07PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 1272 | 1344 | 1022 | 787 | 79 | 44 | 3966 | 4139 | 4129 | 3572 | 3771 | 3282 | 2611 | 2274 | 1944 | 2033 | 2116 | 2200 | 49 | 3532 | 3708 | 3188 | 2282 | 1945 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 37 | 54 | 163 | 72 | 52 | 27 | 23 | 22 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 42 | 15 | 39 | 2 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2463 | 3195 | 14439 | 12 | 7787 | 6823 | 6007 | 7468 | 6278 | 5699 | 5261 | 3540 | 3912 | 4359 | 2909 | 6012 | 6141 | 5077 | 4780 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 870 | 47 | 47 | 574 | 571 | 712 | 740 | 99 | 319 | 746 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 312 | 312 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 319 | 319 | 23 | 0 |
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