Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jun)	15ft (4.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)	13ft (4.0m)	16s
Evening (24 Jun)	13ft (4.0m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 24					Thursday 25								Friday 26								Sat 27
	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	8899	8860	8321	7277	5300	4334	3773	2693	2094	1475	1226	974	2187	3455	4055	4342	4588	4234	3698	2938	2328	1862	1581	1559
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NE	NE	NNW	NW	WNW
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	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide		11:40AM1.09m				11:48PM1.24m				12:37PM1.13m				00:41AM1.26m				1:24PM1.19m				1:27AM1.29m
Low Tide				5:36PM0.58m				6:29AM0.45m				6:36PM0.55m				7:15AM0.40m				7:26PM0.50m				7:56AM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	15	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	20	20	19	19	19	16	17
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	9	10	11	10	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	17	18	17	17	18	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	8899	8860	8321	7277	5300	4334	3773	2693	2094	1475	1226	448	2187	3455	4055	4342	4588	4234	3698	2938	2328	1862	1581	1559
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	SW 20	SSW 17	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	98	264	974	403	352	284	223	174	27	—	36	96	62	48	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	—	—	SSW 17	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	919	407	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	22	17	34	31	14	159	406	861	753	683	545	425	—	121	140	107	176	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	57	54	63	63	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	25
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	6	6	6

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