Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (02 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
4
W
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
2.3
WSW
10
3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2460
3868
2521
3073
2413
1109
1608
1247
1175
769
726
674
1279
2811
1334
1227
1297
2157
1864
2190
2028
1886
1384
1226
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18AM1.55m
3:42PM1.46m
3:48AM1.51m
4:12PM1.42m
4:18AM1.45m
4:43PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.14m
9:44PM0.26m
10:04AM0.17m
10:13PM0.30m
10:33AM0.23m
10:44PM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:00
5:59
5:58
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
9
11
12
12
12
14
15
16
16
16
16
19
16
17
17
16
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
0.8
S
12
3.5
WSW
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
2.3
WSW
10
1
S
11
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
WSW
15
0.5
S
10
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2460
169
2521
198
297
1109
235
1247
918
769
726
441
1279
52
494
487
357
277
205
244
189
189
1384
1226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.4
S
15
0.9
S
11
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
1.1
S
11
0.4
WSW
18
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
141
68
209
71
69
284
124
223
223
214
512
674
75
107
144
176
232
10
8
7
36
15
179
164
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.1
W
21
0.4
S
15
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
S
14
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
1.1
SW
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
104
9
68
38
37
69
61
204
339
334
162
258
51
33
52
35
31
7
7
8
16
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
7
4
W
11
2.1
NW
7
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
2
NW
7
3
W
10
1.7
NW
7
2.4
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
585
3868
459
3073
2413
429
1608
295
1175
669
509
2811
1334
1227
1297
2157
1864
2190
2028
1886
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
184
184
184
184
192
25
7
7
7
7
7
7
70
25
25
20
25
75
260
91
91
86
41
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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