Vleesbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312121111111115121111111010109121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)528520437390578151844732058431867163958145236034629018412732541461413582113
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
30
SSW
40
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
15
NNW
35
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
1.97
3:51AM
2.17
4:15PM
1.97
4:29AM
2.12
4:54PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
-0.07
9:39PM
0.02
10:09AM
-0.08
10:16PM
0.04
10:46AM
-0.01
10:56PM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----6:07-------6:05-------6:04---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----3----------------31
Temp. °C171820191612141414151820211917171716212121191514
Feels °C (?)161819148710991113151717151515121311111174
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