Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
2.4
SE
9
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SE
11
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
1003
979
1032
1141
1227
1398
237
187
184
905
125
123
657
516
393
412
388
321
255
202
134
231
314
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.51m
5:34AM1.47m
6:11PM1.43m
6:30AM1.33m
7:12PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.09m
11:27PM0.24m
11:53AM0.20m
00:25AM0.34m
12:49PM0.31m
1:34AM0.43m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
581
581
458
414
351
382
281
237
187
184
125
111
123
87
516
393
412
388
321
255
202
178
145
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
25
23
43
41
73
71
9
133
127
117
113
125
91
71
51
47
113
109
134
118
116
114
110
101
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
20
19
36
17
16
11
25
35
55
54
100
93
29
23
11
68
136
134
231
314
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
0.3
WNW
2
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1114
1003
979
1032
1141
1227
1398
1420
1216
1077
905
945
807
657
1101
947
1
6
11
17
25
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
110
70
111
110
63
63
63
7
63
63
63
58
57
57
29
0
0
0
0
0
25
52
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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