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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | |
349 | 263 | 186 | 207 | 144 | 220 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 200 | 165 | 535 | 160 | 154 | 143 | 255 | 427 | 577 | 675 | 672 | 1652 | 3181 | 2993 | 2554 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.09m | 10:22PM1.19m | 11:04AM1.11m | 11:40PM1.28m | 12:13PM1.19m | 00:33AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.53m | 5:01AM0.53m | 5:17PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:18PM0.42m | 7:01AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 349 | 263 | 186 | 207 | 88 | 220 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 200 | 42 | 28 | 160 | 154 | 109 | 71 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 95 | 36 | 7 | 969 | 1456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 76 | 75 | 57 | 144 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 52 | 165 | 535 | 88 | 92 | 143 | 255 | 427 | 577 | 675 | 672 | 1652 | 3181 | 2993 | 2554 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 96 | 86 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 83 | 91 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 955 | 245 | 91 |
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