Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.1°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
2.5
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
581
496
374
355
363
282
339
270
384
312
569
858
1308
1488
3093
4102
3331
3062
2141
2209
1756
878
2732
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
SW
25
SSW
10
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47AM1.49m
4:59PM1.58m
5:17AM1.40m
5:28PM1.45m
5:47AM1.29m
5:58PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.17m
11:15PM0.19m
11:17AM0.28m
11:43PM0.30m
11:46AM0.40m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
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6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
1
3
11
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
16
14
15
12
15
12
15
14
13
12
12
10
9
8
9
8
7
9
8
9
9
8
8
6
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