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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
2092 | 1882 | 1850 | 1560 | 1565 | 1593 | 1899 | 2144 | 1844 | 1703 | 1354 | 1013 | 774 | 680 | 904 | 3859 | 4676 | 4334 | 3737 | 3197 | 2567 | 2386 | 2140 | 1797 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.52m | 2:13PM1.41m | 2:18AM1.55m | 2:43PM1.45m | 2:48AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.30m | 8:11AM0.17m | 8:14PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.14m | 8:45PM0.24m | 9:08AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 2092 | 1882 | 1850 | 1560 | 1565 | 1593 | 1899 | 2144 | 1844 | 1703 | 1354 | 1013 | 774 | 680 | 904 | 3859 | 4676 | 4334 | 3737 | 3197 | 2567 | 2386 | 2140 | 1797 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 234 | 292 | 255 | 275 | 217 | 222 | 170 | 166 | 669 | 502 | 594 | 292 | 354 | 263 | 560 | 414 | 265 | 160 | 123 | 79 | 57 | 44 | 27 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 77 | 103 | 127 | 184 | 249 | 100 | 99 | 215 | 152 | 272 | 377 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 98 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 83 | 83 |
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