Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2474 | 1847 | 1878 | 2218 | 2113 | 2078 | 1966 | 1830 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1025 | 913 | 836 | 1086 | 1344 | 2796 | 3102 | 4489 | 7122 | 6587 | 5972 | 4963 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.12m | 1:16AM1.21m | 1:55PM1.21m | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:31PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.57m | 7:46AM0.41m | 8:01PM0.49m | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:37PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2474 | 1847 | 1878 | 2218 | 2113 | 2078 | 1966 | 1830 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1025 | 913 | 836 | 1086 | 1344 | 2796 | 3102 | 4489 | 7122 | 6587 | 5972 | 4963 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 653 | 378 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 229 | 419 | 377 | 372 | 368 | 412 | 206 | 206 | 155 | 475 | — | 1415 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 261 | 343 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 92 | 270 | — | — | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 269 | 271 | 271 | 111 |
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