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Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111121212121114141413131212121212122018171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1407107610148926895934463434376127798887917306355835424864869791429189222991994
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
1.13
8:03AM
1.28
8:30PM
1.04
8:58AM
1.18
9:48PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.45
1:33AM
0.47
2:34PM
0.53
2:22AM
0.58
3:43PM
0.58
3:35AM
0.66
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset--7:59-------7:59-------7:59-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121191818182024262421202021212426242222222123
Feels °C (?)171515141414131418201816171618192223212123232224
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