Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1569 | 1605 | 2491 | 3192 | 3195 | 2889 | 2027 | 2209 | 1756 | 1137 | 1697 | 1474 | 1569 | 2081 | 1938 | 1869 | 1229 | 1130 | 1034 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.45m | 5:47AM1.29m | 5:58PM1.31m | 6:20AM1.17m | 6:32PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.30m | 11:46AM0.40m | 00:12AM0.43m | 12:16PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1001 | 1399 | 2491 | 3192 | 3195 | 2889 | 2027 | 2209 | 1756 | 1137 | 1697 | 1474 | 1569 | 2081 | 1938 | 1869 | 1229 | 1130 | 1034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 66 | 534 | 165 | 360 | 453 | 1049 | 488 | 905 | 673 | 334 | 339 | 144 | 180 | 51 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 65 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 65 | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1569 | 1605 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 313 | 287 | 240 | 9 | 9 | 100 | 74 | 84 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 236 | 85 | 54 | 246 | 239 | 260 | 260 | 269 | 269 | 64 | 64 | 7 | 64 | 323 | 246 | 845 | 7 | 7 |
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