Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 379 | 346 | 285 | 206 | 260 | 255 | 160 | 157 | 122 | 120 | 103 | 82 | 177 | 154 | 149 | 141 | 125 | 234 | 230 | 121 | 109 | 188 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.54m | 2:41PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.59m | 3:29PM1.60m | 3:43AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.28m | 8:29AM0.10m | 8:50PM0.19m | 9:17AM0.04m | 9:40PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 452 | 379 | 346 | 285 | 206 | 260 | 255 | 81 | 157 | 122 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 154 | 149 | 141 | 125 | 70 | 70 | 121 | 109 | 104 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 160 | 71 | 48 | 120 | 103 | 80 | 177 | 64 | 86 | 64 | 75 | 39 | 24 | 62 | 46 | 47 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 68 | 57 | 82 | 48 | 50 | 71 | 78 | 61 | 36 | 58 | 41 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 108 | 188 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 266 | 210 | 194 | 194 | 159 | 127 | 106 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 16 | 234 | 230 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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