Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2381 | 1475 | 1226 | 974 | 2228 | 3668 | 4055 | 4342 | 4588 | 4474 | 3698 | 3128 | 2491 | 2004 | 1836 | 1762 | 1637 | 1591 | 1668 | 1544 | 1657 | 1972 | 2601 | 2736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.13m | 00:41AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.19m | 1:27AM1.29m | 2:04PM1.25m | 2:07AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.55m | 7:15AM0.40m | 7:26PM0.50m | 7:56AM0.35m | 8:08PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2381 | 1475 | 1226 | 974 | 2228 | 3668 | 4055 | 4342 | 4588 | 4474 | 3698 | 3128 | 2491 | 2004 | 1836 | 1762 | 1637 | 1591 | 1668 | 1544 | 1657 | 1972 | 2601 | 2736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SW 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 98 | 264 | 919 | 296 | 229 | 217 | 171 | 136 | 102 | 84 | 71 | 59 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 149 | 186 | 408 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | — | — | SE 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 145 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 161 | 234 | 364 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 38 | 63 | 83 | 99 | 98 | 124 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 83 |
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