Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 1219 | 1154 | 1236 | 1974 | 1830 | 1909 | 1674 | 1622 | 1345 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 844 | 446 | 517 | 1760 | 2424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.06m | 1:01PM1.10m | 1:04AM1.17m | 1:39PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.70m | 6:49AM0.55m | 7:10PM0.59m | 7:30AM0.44m | 7:47PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 1219 | 1154 | 1236 | 1974 | 1830 | 1909 | 1674 | 1622 | 1345 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 844 | 446 | 517 | 1760 | 2424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 65 | 148 | 334 | 985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 127 | 300 | 307 | 297 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | 456 | 263 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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