Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2006
1876
2103
1975
1131
1249
730
554
554
784
803
730
580
614
563
573
553
335
329
485
1092
1184
1273
1587
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM1.54m
6:19AM1.38m
6:53PM1.48m
7:12AM1.26m
7:46PM1.40m
8:11AM1.16m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.26m
12:31PM0.23m
1:15AM0.34m
1:20PM0.33m
2:15AM0.41m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
15
14
15
15
18
17
14
14
15
16
17
21
23
23
22
20
20
19
18
19
20
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
13
12
10
11
12
12
14
18
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
2006
1876
2103
1975
1131
1249
730
554
554
784
803
730
580
614
563
573
553
335
329
332
1092
1184
1273
1587
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
S
8
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
15
15
304
271
371
353
333
269
142
99
50
32
34
28
24
69
215
485
119
33
22
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.7
S
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
S
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
150
371
424
258
13
50
49
87
91
91
66
86
137
76
17
11
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
19
52
102
92
145
136
94
73
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
192
7
0
0
0
7
63
57
29
7
0
20
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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