Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
570
799
2424
2598
2862
2763
2801
2125
2050
1629
1432
950
875
722
578
560
494
486
563
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
30
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:42AM1.28m
2:10PM1.35m
2:15AM1.38m
2:38PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.48m
8:01AM0.33m
8:19PM0.37m
8:29AM0.23m
8:48PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
12
15
18
17
13
12
13
13
14
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
10
9
8
8
9
12
14
12
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
10
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