Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.7°C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	902	872	741	831	729	614	550	947	1567	1941	1773	1634	1494	1348	1187	1077	960	805	805	840	923	447	429	414
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:39AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:35AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m
Low Tide	00:19AM0.31m				12:52PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.52m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	19	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	18	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	17	17	18	17	17	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	902	872	741	831	729	614	550	947	1567	1941	1773	1634	1494	1348	1187	1077	960	805	805	840	923	447	429	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	SE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	W 10	ESE 10
kJ	63	79	76	48	69	130	357	350	72	46	72	71	71	17	21	37	37	37	21	24	12	55	17	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 5	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	—	—	—	W 10	SSW 14
kJ	82	63	52	20	32	65	79	36	36	29	17	43	17	13	17	16	8	8	27	—	—	—	17	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	32	66	69	54	40	26	14	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	126	83	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	260	260	29	29	106	63	54	54	260	54	0	0	0	0	0	245	323	323	29	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Voelklip	De Kelders			Dolphin Point	Hawston	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Pringle Bay	Hawston	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth				Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			2	3	2	3	3	3		3	4	3	3	3	3				2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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