Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2233
1969
2042
2465
2042
1875
1737
1988
3146
2715
2379
2007
1880
1608
1588
1488
1225
1208
1145
1068
947
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NW
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15PM1.67m
3:30AM1.61m
3:54PM1.73m
4:09AM1.60m
4:30PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.03m
9:30PM0.07m
9:42AM-0.01m
10:09PM0.03m
10:18AM0.00m
10:47PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
19
16
15
16
16
17
20
24
24
23
21
20
19
18
20
18
16
14
14
Feels °C
7
10
12
10
9
10
10
12
16
22
21
21
19
18
16
16
17
12
13
12
14
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