Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 263 | 258 | 546 | 1898 | 3422 | 4105 | 4268 | 4160 | 2909 | 2414 | 2175 | 1808 | 1760 | 1736 | 1558 | 1595 | 1387 | 1261 | 659 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.06m | 10:28PM1.15m | 11:40AM1.14m | 00:06AM1.23m | 12:49PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.62m | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:57PM0.53m | 6:34AM0.38m | 7:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 255 | 263 | 258 | 205 | 1898 | 3422 | 4105 | 4268 | 4160 | 2909 | 2414 | 2175 | 1808 | 1760 | 1736 | 1558 | 1595 | 1387 | 1261 | 659 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 56 | 56 | 546 | 166 | 157 | 128 | 70 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 275 | 238 | 190 | 165 | 497 | 396 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 103 | 55 | 37 | 40 | 113 | 15 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 33 | 115 | 130 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 286 | 209 | 243 | 202 | 245 | 322 | 380 | 378 | 396 | 444 | 482 | 420 | 374 | 365 | 322 | 870 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 70 | 116 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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