Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vleesbaai today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vleesbaai at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Vleesbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
436 | 425 | 374 | 318 | 295 | 222 | 173 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 123 | 137 | 114 | 73 | 164 | 184 | 134 | 89 | 89 | 118 | 269 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:50PM2.10m | 5:03AM1.90m | 5:23PM2.05m | 5:35AM1.81m | 5:54PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM-0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:09AM0.04m | 11:37PM0.14m | 11:38AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
427 | 422 | 374 | 318 | 295 | 222 | 173 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 88 | 123 | 119 | 66 | 24 | 40 | 94 | 84 | 51 | 36 | 101 | 269 | 266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
436 | 425 | 353 | 239 | 220 | 217 | 86 | 41 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 68 | 58 | 184 | 134 | 89 | 89 | 38 | 39 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 7 |
2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 13 | 171 | 167 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 164 | 2 | 66 | 88 | 89 | 118 | 36 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 137 | 19 | 48 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 65 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 8 | 47 | 0 |
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