Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2445	2121	2313	2031	1622	1622	1250	514	864	782	373	1240	1189	918	902	902	754	741	770	637	614	550	961
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:08PM1.53m				5:41AM1.41m				5:59PM1.38m				6:39AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m
Low Tide			10:57AM0.21m					11:27PM0.18m				11:48AM0.32m				00:19AM0.31m				12:52PM0.45m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	22	22	22	20	18	17	17	18	21	20	20	18	18	17	18	19	20	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	16	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	19	17	18	17	18	17	18	19	18	19	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 14
kJ	2445	2121	2313	2031	1622	1622	1250	514	864	782	331	1240	1189	918	902	902	754	741	770	637	614	550	961
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSE 6	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SW 16	SW 12	ESE 10	SW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12
kJ	30	27	10	14	25	5	41	502	67	113	373	180	131	140	87	83	63	52	72	69	149	363	350
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	NW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 10
kJ	6	6	20	4	—	—	6	3	3	3	283	60	63	64	25	82	79	76	48	32	67	65	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 4	SE 5	SE 4	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 3	SE 10	SE 11	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 10	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	43	60	58	55	53	37	99	100	3	104	134	14	11	8	98	—	—	—	—	36	46	72	121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Hell West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	7	106	323	7	0	0	0	0	245	260	260	7	0	0	0	0	260	260	260	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4			4	4	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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