Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5186 | 4509 | 3709 | 3232 | 2587 | 1240 | 2474 | 1847 | 1908 | 2099 | 2113 | 2078 | 1966 | 1830 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1025 | 865 | 990 | 1173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.04m | 00:20AM1.14m | 1:12PM1.12m | 1:16AM1.21m | 1:55PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.65m | 7:01AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.57m | 7:46AM0.41m | 8:01PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5186 | 4509 | 3709 | 3232 | 2587 | 1224 | 2474 | 1847 | 1908 | 2099 | 2113 | 2078 | 1966 | 1830 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1025 | 865 | 990 | 1173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | WSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 90 | 49 | 16 | 20 | 1240 | 19 | 569 | 378 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 229 | 419 | 344 | 372 | 431 | 352 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | — | 53 | 20 | — | 19 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 264 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 106 |
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