Surf Forecast Surf Report
Glen Beach surf break

Glen Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 15 Apr 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Glen Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Glen Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.8
SE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
2.1
SE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313131313181716151514141414131313131313121212121212121111117714147888888778888881118181616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3359330933482778302828872587249722992254255320765089434038283051273627102452167214491384126412551011799657589508469325273314217179145198238211208208581761816825829765349279445445414284567176159184243306452
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.63
4:42AM
1.67
5:07PM
1.57
5:10AM
1.60
5:38PM
1.50
5:42AM
1.51
6:17PM
1.43
6:23AM
1.41
7:10PM
1.36
7:26AM
1.31
8:32PM
1.32
9:09AM
1.25
10:15PM
1.36
10:59AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.40
10:32PM
0.52
10:53AM
0.45
10:59PM
0.59
11:22AM
0.52
11:31PM
0.67
11:56AM
0.60
12:12AM
0.75
12:41PM
0.70
1:15AM
0.84
1:52PM
0.78
3:07AM
0.87
3:42PM
0.80
4:56AM
0.78
5:12PM
0.73
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13----
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------6:15-
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------------------------------------42
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