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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 581 | 875 | 1091 | 1776 | 1728 | 1836 | 1680 | 1594 | 1280 | 1182 | 1280 | 1197 | 1266 | 1266 | 1155 | 1021 | 925 | 882 | 773 | 761 | 614 | 614 | 650 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:02PM 1.00 | 8:30AM 0.98 | 10:19PM 1.01 | 10:46AM 1.00 | 11:43PM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02AM 0.73 | 3:18PM 0.66 | 4:46AM 0.72 | 5:15PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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