Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1694 | 1553 | 1379 | 1355 | 1194 | 1082 | 1045 | 927 | 1008 | 1111 | 1317 | 1562 | 1966 | 2483 | 2873 | 3364 | 3833 | 4056 | 4292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.69m | 4:48AM1.52m | 5:03PM1.65m | 5:22AM1.46m | 5:38PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.12m | 11:22AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1694 | 1553 | 1379 | 1355 | 1194 | 1082 | 1045 | 927 | 1008 | 1111 | 1317 | 1562 | 1966 | 2483 | 2873 | 3364 | 3833 | 4056 | 4292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 158 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 41 | 52 | 54 |
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