Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
!
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4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
12
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1452
1190
1700
2599
3233
4650
4074
3189
2570
2040
1724
1502
2548
3148
3550
3530
3331
3023
2688
2286
2005
1737
1528
1227
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:21AM1.48m
1:05PM1.35m
1:16AM1.56m
1:57PM1.44m
2:09AM1.62m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.39m
6:53AM0.20m
7:03PM0.31m
7:45AM0.11m
7:58PM0.23m
8:35AM0.05m
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
Feels °C
11
10
8
6
6
5
6
8
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1452
493
2
2
15
6
6
6
6
2040
1724
1502
2548
3148
3550
3530
3331
3023
2688
2286
2005
1737
1528
1227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
7
2
60
133
745
514
340
230
194
123
122
69
69
68
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.6
W
10
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
25
68
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
284
1190
1700
2599
3233
4650
4074
3189
2570
9
9
74
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
83
83
83
236
375
765
245
96
245
41
7
25
0
0
57
57
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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