Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 184 | 188 | 242 | 270 | 205 | 161 | 121 | 130 | 107 | 68 | 99 | 228 | 217 | 207 | 151 | 371 | 147 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.00m | 4:05AM1.92m | 4:23PM2.06m | 4:34AM1.92m | 4:51PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.11m | 10:10AM0.03m | 10:33PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 158 | 120 | 242 | 270 | 205 | 161 | 121 | 130 | 97 | 68 | 99 | 228 | 217 | 207 | 151 | 371 | 147 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 235 | 184 | 188 | 120 | 96 | 103 | 94 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 91 | 95 | 112 | 43 | 90 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 118 | 149 | 107 | 55 | 72 | 26 | 70 | 66 | 87 | 107 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 37 | 21 | 45 | 20 | 40 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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