Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2457 | 2250 | 1887 | 1622 | 1597 | 1383 | 1152 | 1135 | 967 | 864 | 769 | 625 | 475 | 475 | 1063 | 1443 | 1784 | 3275 | 3193 | 3353 | 2851 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:53PM1.71m | 3:11AM1.60m | 3:27PM1.75m | 3:44AM1.60m | 3:59PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2457 | 2250 | 1887 | 1622 | 1597 | 1383 | 1152 | 1135 | 967 | 864 | 769 | 625 | 475 | 475 | 1063 | 1443 | 1784 | 3275 | 3193 | 3353 | 2851 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | — | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 63 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 78 | 206 | 189 | — | 50 | 76 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 76 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 145 | 184 | 293 | 374 | 385 | 357 | 345 | 253 | 207 | 282 | 398 | 500 | 543 | 503 | 489 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 931 | 120 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 70 | 110 |
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