Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 1553 | 498 | 530 | 1369 | 1447 | 1288 | 959 | 935 | 1408 | 1745 | 1527 | 1385 | 1498 | 1435 | 1572 | 3002 | 4429 | 4397 | 3688 | 3110 | 2326 | 1680 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.47m | 1:16AM1.35m | 1:24PM1.53m | 1:53AM1.41m | 1:58PM1.56m | 2:26AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.23m | 7:17AM0.30m | 7:49PM0.16m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:21PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 486 | 488 | 421 | 530 | 393 | 400 | 393 | 418 | 508 | 1408 | 1 | 1527 | 1385 | 1498 | 1435 | 1572 | 3002 | 4429 | 4397 | 3688 | 3110 | 2326 | 1680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | E 9 | W 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | E 8 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 12 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 206 | 7 | 498 | 407 | 6 | 5 | 89 | 201 | 258 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 274 | 196 | 164 | 130 | 102 | 73 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 9 | SSW 17 | W 12 | E 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 41 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 318 | 1553 | 241 | 302 | 1369 | 1447 | 1288 | 959 | 935 | 651 | 1745 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 91 | 91 | 340 | 91 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 7 | 260 | 340 | 376 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gansbaai surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest