Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 309 | 382 | 368 | 224 | 254 | 220 | 355 | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2437 | 2457 | 3051 | 4379 | 5330 | 4804 | 4243 | 3615 | 3330 | 3126 | 3244 | 3242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.46m | 7:13AM1.23m | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:46PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.30m | 1:09AM0.33m | 1:10PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 383 | 309 | 382 | 368 | 224 | 254 | 220 | 355 | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2437 | 2457 | 3051 | 4379 | 5330 | 4804 | 4243 | 3615 | 3330 | 3126 | 3244 | 3242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 10 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 217 | 229 | 121 | 90 | 112 | 85 | 171 | 144 | 96 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | W 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 121 | 41 | 40 | 88 | 58 | 82 | 80 | 94 | 68 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 91 | 207 | 395 | 406 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 236 | 260 | 83 | 41 | 83 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 116 | 64 | 0 |
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