Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 990 | 1035 | 1557 | 2089 | 2538 | 3289 | 4995 | 3946 | 3257 | 2711 | 2191 | 1857 | 1858 | 1626 | 1626 | 981 | 898 | 969 | 1092 | 1191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.12m | 11:46PM1.09m | 12:11PM1.25m | 00:31AM1.21m | 12:46PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.59m | 5:55AM0.52m | 6:34PM0.45m | 6:35AM0.41m | 7:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 778 | 990 | 1035 | 1557 | 2089 | 2538 | 3289 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 1857 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 981 | 898 | 969 | 1092 | 1191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 332 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 227 | 260 | 331 | 439 | 563 | 4995 | 3946 | 3257 | 2711 | 2191 | 279 | 1858 | 1626 | 1626 | 507 | 507 | 451 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 96 | 96 | 83 | 184 | 184 | 192 | 96 | 85 | 96 | 85 | 85 | 52 | 85 | 75 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 25 | 41 |
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