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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
2606 | 2708 | 1146 | 2223 | 2483 | 1939 | 1836 | 1872 | 1844 | 1461 | 1413 | 1365 | 1469 | 1469 | 1366 | 1284 | 2201 | 2725 | 2566 | 2196 | 2055 | 2241 | 2372 | 2939 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.42m | 4:18AM1.45m | 4:43PM1.37m | 4:49AM1.37m | 5:17PM1.30m | 5:22AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.30m | 10:33AM0.23m | 10:44PM0.36m | 11:04AM0.30m | 11:16PM0.43m | 11:37AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 53 | 144 | 487 | 2223 | 277 | 256 | 244 | 240 | 189 | 179 | 167 | 1365 | 1469 | 1469 | 1366 | 1284 | 2201 | 2725 | 2566 | 2196 | 2055 | 1941 | 229 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 107 | 52 | 176 | 232 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 416 | 1160 | 750 | 586 | 569 | 429 | 349 | 293 | 309 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 208 | 208 | 239 | 314 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2606 | 2708 | 1146 | 124 | 2483 | 1939 | 1836 | 1872 | 1844 | 1461 | 1413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2241 | 2372 | 2939 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 83 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 582 | 245 |
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