Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2171 | 2168 | 1053 | 1395 | 2253 | 1670 | 1771 | 1470 | 2069 | 1869 | 1229 | 1058 | 963 | 930 | 898 | 898 | 882 | 898 | 1191 | 1006 | 974 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.31m | 6:20AM1.17m | 6:32PM1.17m | 7:03AM1.04m | 7:21PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.40m | 00:12AM0.43m | 12:16PM0.52m | 00:49AM0.55m | 12:56PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2171 | 2168 | 1053 | 1395 | 2253 | 1670 | 1771 | 1470 | 2069 | 1869 | 1229 | 1058 | 963 | 930 | 898 | 898 | 882 | 898 | 1191 | 1006 | 974 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1197 | 488 | 799 | 690 | 334 | 339 | 144 | 180 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 214 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | — | 75 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 247 | 271 | 120 | 263 | 240 | 184 | 118 | — | 100 | 131 | 131 | 120 | 114 | 117 | 122 | 156 | 181 | 208 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 303 | 323 | 7 | 269 | 271 | 64 | 64 | 271 | 323 | 790 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 114 | 245 | 120 | 111 |
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