Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 10AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
!
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1
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4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8627
6098
8135
6477
5433
3415
2273
2656
2845
5451
8035
7568
3118
2391
1935
1728
1538
1272
1098
961
750
645
545
823
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:22PM1.44m
00:41AM1.71m
1:11PM1.58m
1:25AM1.87m
1:55PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.52m
6:18PM0.49m
7:04AM0.35m
7:07PM0.36m
7:48AM0.18m
7:53PM0.25m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:38
5:38
11
12
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
17
16
15
17
16
12
8
11
11
13
11
9
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
16
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
15
Energy kJ
2922
3659
3406
2682
1989
2062
2994
3292
3451
3118
2391
1935
1728
1538
1272
1098
961
750
645
545
823
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
14
13
12
20
8
7
15
68
103
338
423
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
13
31
31
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
8627
6098
8135
6477
5433
3415
2273
2656
2845
5451
8035
7568
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
4
5
9
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
23
23
2
319
278
99
23
65
407
407
407
402
319
319
22
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
9
9
9
5
4
6
9
4
5
4
5
9
8
9
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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