Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
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4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1355
1194
1082
1045
927
1008
1130
1317
1562
2073
2483
2873
3208
3890
4056
4124
3963
3809
3609
3471
3122
2795
2494
1726
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:48AM1.52m
5:03PM1.65m
5:22AM1.46m
5:38PM1.57m
6:00AM1.36m
6:18PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.11m
11:18PM0.12m
11:22AM0.18m
11:55PM0.20m
11:59AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
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