Vleesbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.29° S 21.94° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vleesbaai sea temperature is

18.9°C

Vleesbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	249	202	193	187	160	190	149	90	92	65	71	146	146	61	93	127	206	362	362	347	304	299	290
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SW	W	SSW	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:54AM1.69m				6:12PM1.66m				6:49AM1.55m				7:12PM1.46m					8:06AM1.42m				8:43PM1.30m
Low Tide				11:59AM0.38m				00:31AM0.39m				1:00PM0.56m				1:36AM0.56m					2:32PM0.69m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	20	21	20	20	21	20	19	20	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	22	21	22	21	21	21	20	18	16	15	14	16	15	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	SW 14	SSW 14	S 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	184	168	193	165	160	122	106	90	92	58	68	146	146	61	45	88	206	362	88	347	304	299	290
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 10	SW 12	SSW 11	ESE 10	SW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 5
kJ	249	202	190	187	149	190	149	82	37	56	64	68	46	52	93	127	88	52	362	54	41	31	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSW 16	S 6	S 6	SSW 15	E 8	E 7	E 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SSW 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 10	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9
kJ	6	50	6	3	86	41	36	25	72	65	71	47	34	39	50	67	50	6	65	47	41	41	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	SSE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	89	—	—	—	19	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Vleesbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	4	2	3	3	1
Distance (km)	0	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	99	22	22	8	0	23	22	139	8	22	8	8	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Koeel Bay	Hawston				Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Vleesbaai	Paranoia				Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai		Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point		Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	2	3				2	2	2	2	1				2	1		4	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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