Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2444
2535
2667
3366
3533
3141
2912
2897
2861
2710
2667
2548
2218
2561
2522
2235
2145
1928
1789
1606
1728
1578
1671
1643
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
15
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:22AM1.29m
5:55PM1.23m
5:59AM1.20m
6:42PM1.16m
6:47AM1.11m
7:46PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.43m
11:37AM0.38m
11:54PM0.52m
12:17PM0.45m
00:42AM0.60m
1:08PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:55
5:54
5:53
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
9
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
Energy kJ
2444
2535
237
309
362
328
257
2897
2861
2710
2667
2548
2218
2561
2522
2235
2145
1928
1789
1591
1565
1292
1671
1643
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
343
288
314
189
103
90
88
299
265
209
248
443
431
373
357
414
378
807
1005
1606
1728
1578
1337
1319
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.1
SW
22
0.9
SSW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
S
9
0.5
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
208
239
258
15
14
31
72
127
123
18
109
98
248
338
491
384
285
78
159
229
176
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2667
3366
3533
3141
2912
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
6
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
7
7
54
245
271
708
54
54
7
0
0
7
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
9
9
6
6
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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