Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 359 | 305 | 281 | 198 | 125 | 163 | 260 | 273 | 242 | 202 | 163 | 157 | 184 | 187 | 229 | 80 | 165 | 243 | 646 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.97m | 6:07AM1.74m | 6:34PM1.88m | 6:46AM1.61m | 7:12PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.08m | 00:10AM0.23m | 12:15PM0.18m | 00:50AM0.34m | 12:50PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 414 | 359 | 305 | 281 | 198 | 117 | 163 | 260 | 273 | 242 | 202 | 134 | 157 | 184 | 187 | 229 | 45 | 84 | 106 | 646 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 60 | 125 | 77 | 33 | 43 | 60 | 142 | 163 | 99 | 59 | 138 | 149 | 80 | 94 | 121 | 136 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 37 | 33 | 55 | 39 | 42 | 33 | 81 | 78 | 99 | 106 | 106 | 44 | 17 | 52 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 165 | 243 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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