
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1751 | 4013 | 3900 | 3916 | 3805 | 3413 | 3218 | 2842 | 2860 | 3078 | 2103 | 2354 | 3113 | 2843 | 2717 | 2434 | 2293 | 2231 | 1949 | 1929 | 2046 | 1687 | 1493 | 1204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.33m | 10:19AM1.13m | 10:43PM1.33m | 11:41AM1.18m | 11:59PM1.38m | 12:51PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.48m | 4:04AM0.42m | 4:11PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.37m | 5:37PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
1751 | 4013 | 3900 | 3916 | 3805 | 3413 | 3218 | 2842 | 2860 | 3078 | 2103 | 2354 | 3113 | 2843 | 2717 | 2434 | 2293 | 2231 | 1949 | 1929 | 2046 | 1687 | 1493 | 1204 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 12 |
1215 | 10 | 65 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 1307 | 437 | 9 | 8 | — | 16 | 32 | 52 | 75 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 118 | 324 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 20 | W 11 |
10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 37 | 52 | 27 | 19 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 |
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