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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 Tuesday 05 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 11PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
569 | 1147 | 1394 | 1485 | 1596 | 2779 | 6802 | 8876 | 10579 | 8990 | 8144 | 6362 | 5983 | 7024 | 6573 | 5965 | 5403 | 5059 | 4402 | 3952 | 3714 | 3225 | 3043 | 2825 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.58m | 5:36AM1.58m | 6:05PM1.49m | 6:10AM1.47m | 6:48PM1.40m | 6:54AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.49m | 11:50AM0.44m | 00:04AM0.59m | 12:29PM0.53m | 00:50AM0.70m | 1:20PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 569 | 1147 | 1394 | 1485 | 1596 | 65 | 57 | 84 | 104 | 103 | 7156 | 6362 | 5983 | 7024 | 6573 | 5965 | 5403 | 5059 | 4402 | 3952 | 3714 | 3225 | 3043 | 2825 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 102 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 93 | — | 51 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 67 | 94 | 85 | 103 | 66 | 61 | 124 | 207 | 295 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 80 | 31 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 75 | 74 | 90 | 59 | 126 | 281 | 271 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 32 | 23 | 2779 | 6802 | 8876 | 10579 | 8990 | 8144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 235 | 237 | 286 | 341 | 400 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 237 | 22 | 237 | 22 | 49 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
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