Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
355
352
299
325
363
406
405
653
993
1527
1566
2328
3716
3331
3062
2140
2209
1684
1053
2651
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
50
NW
40
NW
25
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM1.58m
5:17AM1.40m
5:28PM1.45m
5:47AM1.29m
5:58PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.17m
11:15PM0.19m
11:17AM0.28m
11:43PM0.30m
11:46AM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
3
10
6
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
17
15
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
14
15
15
13
11
12
10
9
9
8
7
8
6
9
7
10
9
7
7
7
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