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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
3229 | 3440 | 3348 | 3107 | 2877 | 2839 | 2960 | 3318 | 3031 | 3078 | 3020 | 2617 | 2419 | 2011 | 1493 | 1315 | 1606 | 1728 | 1578 | 1697 | 1744 | 1719 | 1693 | 1537 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.23m | 5:59AM1.20m | 6:42PM1.16m | 6:47AM1.11m | 7:46PM1.12m | 7:59AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.38m | 11:54PM0.52m | 12:17PM0.45m | 00:42AM0.60m | 1:08PM0.52m | 1:55AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 309 | 362 | 328 | 257 | 2877 | 2839 | 2960 | 3318 | 3031 | 3078 | 3020 | 2617 | 2419 | 2011 | 1493 | 1315 | 1148 | 1470 | 1313 | 1697 | 1744 | 1719 | 1693 | 1537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 189 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 299 | 265 | 209 | 248 | 443 | 431 | 373 | 357 | 408 | 408 | 807 | 1005 | 1606 | 1728 | 1578 | 1337 | 1319 | 1175 | 1159 | 1014 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 14 | 31 | 72 | 127 | 123 | 18 | 63 | 43 | 248 | 338 | 553 | 196 | 200 | 169 | 164 | 147 | 135 | 110 | 186 | 35 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3229 | 3440 | 3348 | 3107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 245 | 582 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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