Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 947 | 933 | 905 | 1255 | 1373 | 1373 | 1294 | 1255 | 1255 | 1226 | 1393 | 1600 | 3135 | 3397 | 3413 | 3198 | 2767 | 2528 | 2354 | 2187 | 2116 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:23PM0.11m | 11:24AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 947 | 947 | 933 | 905 | 1255 | 1373 | 1373 | 1294 | 1255 | 1255 | 1226 | 1393 | 1600 | 3135 | 3397 | 3413 | 3198 | 2767 | 2528 | 2354 | 2187 | 2116 | 1930 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 42 | 61 | 125 | — | 14 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 78 | 78 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | 5 | 14 | 43 | 91 | 146 | 2710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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