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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 7 pm Saturday 16 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | |
628 | 472 | 472 | 478 | 300 | 289 | 235 | 235 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 171 | 193 | 198 | 258 | 314 | 339 | 325 | 229 | 339 | 382 | 545 | 706 | 513 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.89m | 3:33AM2.08m | 4:02PM1.91m | 4:17AM2.03m | 4:46PM1.87m | 5:03AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.11m | 9:54AM-0.01m | 10:05PM0.12m | 10:37AM0.04m | 10:52PM0.18m | 11:21AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 628 | 472 | 472 | 478 | 300 | 289 | 235 | 235 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 171 | 193 | 198 | 258 | 314 | 339 | 325 | 229 | 339 | 122 | 545 | 545 | 513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 141 | 151 | 168 | 109 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 131 | 69 | 106 | 161 | 104 | 38 | 46 | 175 | 25 | 101 | 114 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 6 | SSE 13 | E 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 12 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 21 | — | 114 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 60 | 93 | 93 | 130 | 167 | 32 | 95 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 72 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 54 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 37 | 170 | 113 | 382 | 96 | 706 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 83 | 83 |
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