Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | W 9 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 659 | 670 | 849 | 1585 | 2077 | 2344 | 8483 | 9017 | 8899 | 8899 | 8860 | 8013 | 6819 | 5454 | 4168 | 3773 | 2693 | 2354 | 1791 | 1311 | 907 | 1832 | 3714 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.24m | 11:40AM1.09m | 11:48PM1.24m | 12:37PM1.13m | 00:41AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.57m | 5:33AM0.48m | 5:36PM0.58m | 6:29AM0.45m | 6:36PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 678 | 494 | 473 | 849 | 309 | 959 | 1868 | 8483 | 9017 | 8899 | 8899 | 8860 | 8013 | 6819 | 5454 | 4168 | 3773 | 2693 | 2354 | 1791 | 1311 | 846 | 1832 | 3714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 22 | NW 7 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 226 | 412 | 262 | 18 | 163 | 147 | 2344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 93 | 302 | 291 | 748 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270 | 907 | 257 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 411 | 659 | 670 | 833 | 1585 | 2077 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 38 | 31 | 52 | 37 | 101 | 16 | 229 | 590 | 517 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 41 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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