Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 530 | 1629 | 1575 | 1398 | 949 | 924 | 1408 | 1788 | 1584 | 1797 | 1527 | 1521 | 1874 | 3099 | 4664 | 4507 | 3785 | 3110 | 2364 | 1993 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.35m | 1:24PM1.53m | 1:53AM1.41m | 1:58PM1.56m | 2:26AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.23m | 7:17AM0.30m | 7:49PM0.16m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:21PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 421 | 530 | 393 | 433 | 425 | 573 | 297 | 1408 | 1 | 1584 | 1363 | 1527 | 1521 | 1874 | 3099 | 4664 | 4507 | 3785 | 3110 | 2364 | 1993 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 498 | 407 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 201 | 508 | 1 | 16 | 347 | 268 | 164 | 162 | 129 | 78 | 76 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 9 | SSW 18 | W 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 285 | 355 | 1629 | 1575 | 1398 | 949 | 924 | 730 | 1788 | — | 1797 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 91 | 91 | 375 | 91 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 106 | 260 | 340 | 375 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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