Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
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 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (10 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
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2
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
6
SW
13
3
SW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
377
408
577
919
1250
1148
808
787
264
2717
3978
13720
3521
9008
4005
7329
5515
2071
2200
3782
4002
2667
5190
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
NNW
40
N
75
NW
70
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.24m
10:49PM1.40m
11:19AM1.31m
11:52PM1.55m
12:22PM1.44m
00:41AM1.71m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.68m
5:13AM0.69m
5:20PM0.60m
6:16AM0.52m
6:18PM0.49m
7:04AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
1
11
2
2
3
13
7
5
8
4
Temp °C
16
18
12
12
12
12
12
13
17
18
16
18
17
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
7
9
3
0
2
4
5
4
2
5
10
12
10
11
12
10
13
13
11
8
9
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
0.1
SE
12
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
515
377
408
577
919
1250
1148
808
787
264
2717
3978
4370
3521
2754
5
3186
2111
2165
2165
2699
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
118
138
293
187
106
68
37
188
125
98
79
38
23
23
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
45
44
43
54
38
38
52
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
1.4
NW
4
2.5
W
6
1
W
5
0.7
W
4
6
SW
13
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
21
43
28
46
25
15
8
8
70
414
45
14
13720
11743
9008
4005
7329
5515
2071
2200
3782
4002
2667
5190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
9
9
3
6
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
524
595
341
277
769
870
47
65
574
574
712
276
99
759
22
23
2
23
135
312
312
312
312
312
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
4
4
3
3
9
9
3
9
9
6
9
9
4
4
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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