Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2039
1734
1734
1609
1751
4013
3728
3565
3805
3413
3102
2886
2737
3125
2233
2844
2979
2843
2759
2641
2329
2282
2151
1676
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:57AM1.14m
9:26PM1.33m
10:19AM1.13m
10:43PM1.33m
11:41AM1.18m
11:59PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.48m
4:04AM0.42m
4:11PM0.51m
5:24AM0.37m
5:37PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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7:48
7:48
7:48
7:48
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5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
11
12
10
10
8
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
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