Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 742 | 1123 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1699 | 1756 | 1383 | 1709 | 1591 | 830 | 816 | 722 | 625 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.61m | 2:34AM1.56m | 2:53PM1.71m | 3:11AM1.60m | 3:27PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 742 | 782 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1699 | 1756 | 1383 | 1709 | 1591 | 830 | 816 | 722 | 625 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 394 | 1123 | 625 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 149 | 133 | 163 | 110 | — | — | 77 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | W 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | 56 | 209 | 408 | 323 | 278 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 577 | 323 | 120 | 7 |
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