Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1226 | 1393 | 1752 | 2993 | 3478 | 3489 | 3000 | 2709 | 2658 | 2477 | 2303 | 2026 | 1901 | 1445 | 1317 | 1381 | 2103 | 2436 | 2815 | 2640 | 2507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | 6:29AM1.25m | 6:46PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | 00:30AM0.32m | 12:28PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1226 | 1393 | 1752 | 2993 | 3478 | 3489 | 3000 | 2709 | 2658 | 2477 | 2303 | 2026 | 1901 | 1445 | 1317 | 1381 | 2103 | 2436 | 2815 | 2640 | 2507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 81 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 440 | 586 | 576 | 9 | 392 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 61 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 52 | 85 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 0 |
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