Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1476
1271
1249
1255
855
773
2181
1941
1647
1359
2185
878
850
747
683
568
497
488
418
491
746
908
804
655
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
5
SW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM1.40m
3:55AM1.41m
4:24PM1.43m
4:28AM1.41m
4:58PM1.44m
5:01AM1.38m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.34m
10:12AM0.21m
10:29PM0.33m
10:42AM0.21m
11:03PM0.34m
11:13AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
1476
1271
1249
1255
855
773
2181
1941
1647
1359
1622
878
850
747
683
568
497
488
418
418
363
363
357
252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
E
9
0.3
WSW
15
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
79
111
87
66
309
515
6
17
10
10
7
7
7
25
2
42
100
78
58
64
50
90
112
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
6
156
116
6
3
2
18
33
41
13
30
49
27
35
33
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
2.5
SSW
13
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
59
41
2185
363
271
205
209
170
83
149
284
491
746
908
804
655
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
29
7
25
25
41
25
25
33
96
83
184
7
25
41
25
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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