Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.8
S
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
3
SE
9
2
SSE
9
2.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
289
284
235
144
141
141
171
193
198
258
318
339
325
229
219
476
453
423
394
585
1225
637
1043
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:02PM1.91m
4:17AM2.03m
4:46PM1.87m
5:03AM1.92m
5:33PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:54AM-0.01m
10:05PM0.12m
10:37AM0.04m
10:52PM0.18m
11:21AM0.13m
11:42PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
6
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
18
16
14
14
15
13
14
12
14
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
8
1.3
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
2
SSE
9
2.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
300
289
284
235
144
141
141
171
69
198
258
318
339
325
133
219
476
453
423
394
71
71
637
1043
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
Energy kJ
27
30
31
39
34
45
43
32
193
69
106
158
32
103
229
175
101
99
92
66
64
62
113
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
109
108
106
60
93
93
130
167
31
95
95
16
104
6
70
43
25
22
54
76
70
61
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1
E
5
1
E
6
0.4
E
7
2.1
SE
8
3
SE
9
2
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
12
57
46
100
46
66
14
585
1225
522
528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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