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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 01 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 208 | 398 | 453 | 485 | 457 | 767 | 553 | 821 | 796 | 956 | 925 | 1148 | 1187 | 1210 | 1541 | 1518 | 1387 | 604 | 836 | 625 | 505 | 723 | 497 | 583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:51AM 1.65 | 3:10PM 1.53 | 3:19AM 1.67 | 3:39PM 1.54 | 3:47AM 1.65 | 4:07PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:09AM 0.07 | 9:13PM 0.12 | 9:37AM 0.05 | 9:41PM 0.13 | 10:04AM 0.07 | 10:08PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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