Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 255 | 250 | 281 | 361 | 275 | 203 | 172 | 165 | 135 | 121 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 192 | 322 | 380 | 368 | 325 | 254 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.63m | 2:19AM1.53m | 2:28PM1.71m | 2:54AM1.59m | 3:04PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.06m | 8:18AM0.14m | 8:47PM-0.01m | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:23PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 304 | 255 | 250 | 281 | 361 | 275 | 203 | 172 | 165 | 135 | 121 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 192 | 322 | 380 | 368 | 325 | 254 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 66 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 40 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 9 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 41 | 44 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 54 | 46 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 323 | 323 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 323 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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