Vleesbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.29° S 21.94° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is

16.5° C

Vleesbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (29 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	606	681	681	589	580	490	408	402	402	402	469	600	381	366	535	629	510	1031	1017
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:56PM1.79m				4:01AM1.81m				4:25PM1.87m				4:30AM1.83m				4:53PM1.91m
Low Tide			10:01PM0.30m				10:13AM0.14m				10:30PM0.25m				10:39AM0.11m				10:59PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	15	16	17	17
Feels °C	10	10	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	606	681	268	261	218	183	167	227	402	402	342	437	310	366	354	404	99	694	732
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	—	—	681	589	580	490	408	402	—	—	—	307	282	219	167	136	12	99	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	113	98	—	—	—	—	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 9
kJ	281	349	387	324	274	—	—	—	232	366	469	600	381	238	535	629	510	1031	1017
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	83	65	47	47	47	47	65	83	83	83	65	47	47	47	65	83	83	47	47
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

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