Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 929 | 851 | 1173 | 1323 | 2108 | 3102 | 5974 | 7795 | 6836 | 6432 | 5822 | 3375 | 2919 | 2742 | 2667 | 2630 | 2284 | 2020 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:31PM1.31m | 2:34AM1.36m | 3:04PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.49m | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:37PM0.40m | 8:54AM0.25m | 9:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 929 | 851 | 1173 | 1323 | 2108 | 3102 | 5974 | 7795 | 6836 | 6432 | 5822 | 3375 | 2919 | 2742 | 2667 | 2630 | 2284 | 2020 | 1708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 368 | 412 | 206 | 206 | 113 | 475 | — | 1415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 261 | 343 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 395 | 352 | 342 | 305 | 267 | 255 | 231 | 245 | 241 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 63 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 260 | 271 | 863 | 271 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 111 | 70 | 64 | 63 |
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