Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5488 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3609 | 2782 | 4018 | 4506 | 4746 | 4708 | 4119 | 3971 | 3358 | 2860 | 2357 | 2180 | 2013 | 1936 | 1871 | 1453 | 1831 | 2158 | 2036 | 1750 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.43m | 1:52PM1.61m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | 2:48AM1.55m | 2:57PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.19m | 8:13PM0.10m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:46PM0.04m | 8:51AM0.11m | 9:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5488 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3609 | 2782 | 4018 | 4506 | 4746 | 4708 | 4119 | 3971 | 3358 | 2860 | 2357 | 2180 | 2013 | 1936 | 1871 | 1453 | 1831 | 2158 | 2036 | 1750 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 800 | 511 | 313 | 792 | 581 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | — | 31 | — | — | 7 | 204 | 163 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | 46 | 25 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 85 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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