Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 1190 | 1700 | 2599 | 3233 | 4650 | 4074 | 3189 | 2570 | 2040 | 1724 | 1502 | 2548 | 3148 | 3550 | 3530 | 3331 | 3023 | 2688 | 2286 | 2005 | 1737 | 1528 | 1227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.48m | 1:05PM1.35m | 1:16AM1.56m | 1:57PM1.44m | 2:09AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.20m | 7:03PM0.31m | 7:45AM0.11m | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:35AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1452 | 493 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2040 | 1724 | 1502 | 2548 | 3148 | 3550 | 3530 | 3331 | 3023 | 2688 | 2286 | 2005 | 1737 | 1528 | 1227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 133 | 745 | 514 | 340 | 230 | 194 | 123 | 122 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 68 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 284 | 1190 | 1700 | 2599 | 3233 | 4650 | 4074 | 3189 | 2570 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 236 | 375 | 765 | 245 | 96 | 245 | 41 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 83 |
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