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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1541 | 1518 | 1387 | 604 | 895 | 625 | 497 | 603 | 448 | 393 | 329 | 396 | 423 | 334 | 248 | 178 | 346 | 1090 | 2189 | 2751 | 6779 | 10053 | 11248 | 10402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47AM 1.65 | 4:07PM 1.52 | 4:15AM 1.60 | 4:34PM 1.47 | 4:42AM 1.52 | 5:02PM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 0.13 | 10:04AM 0.07 | 10:08PM 0.17 | 10:30AM 0.13 | 10:35PM 0.23 | 10:56AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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