Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1392 | 1672 | 1610 | 1575 | 1398 | 731 | 560 | 486 | 394 | 387 | 353 | 285 | 241 | 260 | 255 | 160 | 157 | 122 | 120 | 103 | 106 | 177 | 151 | 149 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.28m | 1:06AM1.46m | 1:50PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.54m | 2:41PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.39m | 7:37AM0.19m | 7:55PM0.28m | 8:29AM0.10m | 8:50PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1392 | 1672 | 1610 | 1575 | 1398 | 731 | 560 | 486 | 394 | 387 | 353 | 285 | 241 | 260 | 255 | 82 | 82 | 89 | 120 | 103 | 106 | 121 | 151 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | W 12 | SSE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 335 | 85 | 116 | 132 | 136 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 96 | 160 | 157 | 122 | 98 | 102 | 78 | 177 | 29 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 87 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 49 | 68 | 47 | 40 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 76 | 48 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 253 | 269 | 351 | 375 | 331 | 248 | 218 | 194 | 158 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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