Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 1012 | 763 | 2265 | 1895 | 1797 | 1940 | 2189 | 1884 | 1556 | 1354 | 1068 | 919 | 750 | 776 | 694 | 492 | 235 | 250 | 263 | 263 | 352 | 1226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.32m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:28PM1.19m | 9:44AM1.06m | 10:28PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.42m | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.55m | 3:13AM0.54m | 3:56PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1189 | 1012 | 763 | 543 | 426 | 339 | 322 | 260 | 260 | 193 | 148 | 100 | 95 | 81 | 101 | 91 | 158 | 235 | 250 | 263 | 263 | 169 | 1226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 307 | 234 | — | — | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 237 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 93 | 57 | 56 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 352 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 36 | 58 | 86 | 24 | 12 | — | 18 | 17 | 102 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 426 | 2265 | 1895 | 1797 | 1940 | 2189 | 1884 | 1556 | 1354 | 1068 | 919 | 750 | 776 | 694 | 492 | 406 | 419 | 384 | 394 | 424 | 538 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 245 | 931 | 271 | 965 | 1520 | 1400 | 1387 | 1387 | 3815 | 325 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 7 | 111 | 111 | 112 | 111 | 114 | 111 |
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