Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5446 | 2390 | 1940 | 1537 | 1228 | 1048 | 843 | 1168 | 1197 | 1086 | 840 | 666 | 882 | 1478 | 2344 | 2183 | 1935 | 1935 | 2055 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.29m | 5:53AM1.20m | 6:00PM1.17m | 6:37AM1.09m | 6:48PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.40m | 11:51AM0.53m | 00:16AM0.51m | 12:35PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 2390 | 1940 | 1537 | 952 | 856 | 790 | 666 | 574 | 565 | 555 | 666 | 882 | 1478 | 2344 | 2183 | 1935 | 1935 | 2055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | E 8 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 1129 | 1076 | 1228 | 878 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 443 | 240 | 113 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5446 | 1731 | 1378 | 1419 | 1200 | 1048 | 843 | 1168 | 1197 | 1086 | 840 | 630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 106 | 54 | 375 | 7 | 64 |
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