Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.6° C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1751	4013	3900	3916	3805	3413	3218	2842	2860	3078	2103	2354	3113	2843	2717	2434	2293	2231	1949	1929	2046	1687	1493	1204
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			9:26PM1.33m				10:19AM1.13m				10:43PM1.33m					11:41AM1.18m				11:59PM1.38m				12:51PM1.28m
Low Tide	2:51PM0.48m				4:04AM0.42m				4:11PM0.51m					5:24AM0.37m				5:37PM0.47m				6:36AM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—
	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	17
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12
kJ	1751	4013	3900	3916	3805	3413	3218	2842	2860	3078	2103	2354	3113	2843	2717	2434	2293	2231	1949	1929	2046	1687	1493	1204
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 14	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 12
kJ	1215	10	65	10	10	—	—	—	10	10	1307	437	9	8	—	16	32	52	75	103	100	95	118	324
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	W 11
kJ	10	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	116
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 4	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	37	52	27	19	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	260	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	De Kelders		Koeel Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	De Kelders	Voelklip	Voelklip	Voelklip	De Kelders	De Kelders	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	8	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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