Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 342 | 336 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 179 | 410 | 178 | 140 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 522 | 878 | 814 | 909 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:44AM1.38m | 6:01PM1.42m | 6:36AM1.25m | 7:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.31m | 00:22AM0.32m | 12:40PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 166 | 525 | 447 | 372 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 544 | 448 | 485 | 513 | 411 | 137 | 109 | 142 | 140 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 522 | 878 | 814 | 909 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 14 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 282 | 115 | 112 | 440 | — | 8 | 142 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 175 | 144 | 100 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 61 | 198 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 129 | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 336 | 241 | 11 | 33 | 121 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 408 | 504 | 422 | 1051 | 407 | 578 | 590 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 37 | 179 | 410 | 178 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 184 | 75 | 52 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 106 | 0 | 7 |
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