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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Gansbaai, South Africa, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Gansbaai in Boland and Southern Cape is a fairly exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks,kelp.
Gansbaai break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Gansbaai, Boland and Southern Cape. Use the tab navigation above to view Gansbaai sea temperature, Gansbaai photographs, Gansbaai detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Gansbaai webcams, current wind from Boland and Southern Cape live weather stations and Gansbaai tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Gansbaai. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Boland and Southern Cape surf breaks near to Gansbaai to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Gansbaai Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Boland and Southern Cape surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Gansbaai

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gansbaai:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Pearly Beach 4 mi
Second closest break Onrus 16 mi
Third closest break Kleinmond 24 mi
Fourth closest break Bettys Bay 29 mi
Fifth closest break Haardebaai 32 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Gansbaai:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 3953 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5355 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5411 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5495 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5702 mi

Tide stations nearest to Gansbaai:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 759 mi
Second closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2864 mi
Third closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2911 mi
Fourth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 2973 mi
Fifth closest tide station Leith Harbor, South Georgia 2998 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Gansbaai:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 569 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 569 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 681 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cerro Castor (Argentina) 4278 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cerro Mirador (Chile) 4436 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Gansbaai:

Closest city location Khayelitsa (South Africa) 53 mi
Second closest city location Kayamnandi (South Africa) 54 mi
Third closest city location Bellville (South Africa) 62 mi
Fourth closest city location Robertson (South Africa) 63 mi
Fifth closest city location Cape Town (South Africa) 67 mi