Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
2
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4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
1.5
SW
14
3.5
W
9
3
WSW
11
1.9
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
940
913
760
678
711
625
849
1602
2142
2344
8762
9823
9496
9110
9012
8272
7043
5659
4684
3469
2549
1982
1569
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:45PM1.27m
10:31AM1.07m
10:49PM1.24m
11:40AM1.09m
11:48PM1.24m
12:37PM1.13m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.52m
4:29AM0.49m
4:26PM0.57m
5:33AM0.48m
5:36PM0.58m
6:29AM0.45m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
5
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
15
18
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
9
9
8
9
8
10
10
11
12
10
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
22
3
WSW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
987
940
913
760
678
494
473
849
163
2142
2097
8762
9823
9496
9110
9012
8272
7043
5659
4684
3469
2549
1982
1569
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.1
SW
21
1
NNW
7
1.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
0.1
S
22
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
24
48
21
220
226
412
262
18
88
959
2344
9
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
W
11
0.5
SW
22
Energy kJ
18
40
6
6
6
6
21
227
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
3.5
W
9
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
87
154
162
173
444
711
625
778
1602
21
40
54
66
90
78
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
33
25
25
20
33
83
83
83
85
91
54
54
54
54
57
63
63
63
63
63
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
9
9
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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