Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1117 | 1227 | 1452 | 1161 | 1700 | 2585 | 3463 | 4535 | 3821 | 2973 | 2339 | 1919 | 1620 | 1502 | 2548 | 3199 | 3662 | 3530 | 3530 | 3023 | 2840 | 2377 | 2005 | 1866 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.26m | 00:21AM1.48m | 1:05PM1.35m | 1:16AM1.56m | 1:57PM1.44m | 2:09AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.20m | 7:03PM0.31m | 7:45AM0.11m | 7:58PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1117 | 1227 | 1452 | 493 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1919 | 1620 | 1502 | 2548 | 3199 | 3662 | 3530 | 3530 | 3023 | 2840 | 2377 | 2005 | 1866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 133 | 745 | 514 | 340 | 230 | 186 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 94 | 177 | 301 | 1161 | 1700 | 2585 | 3463 | 4535 | 3821 | 2973 | 2339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 184 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 236 | 375 | 765 | 91 | 96 | 245 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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