Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (13 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3406 | 3139 | 2731 | 2442 | 2068 | 1836 | 1587 | 1388 | 1106 | 976 | 884 | 773 | 759 | 955 | 659 | 651 | 538 | 424 | 300 | 316 | 267 | 263 | 512 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.62m | 2:47PM1.52m | 3:00AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.57m | 3:50AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:35AM0.05m | 8:51PM0.17m | 9:23AM0.02m | 9:43PM0.14m | 10:11AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3406 | 3139 | 2731 | 2442 | 2068 | 1836 | 1587 | 1388 | 1106 | 976 | 884 | 773 | 759 | 955 | 659 | 651 | 538 | 424 | 300 | 316 | 267 | 234 | 512 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 190 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 223 | 86 | 19 | 102 | 18 | 36 | 104 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | W 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 60 | 94 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 113 | 107 | 148 | 64 | 43 | — | — | — | 193 | 148 | 138 | 169 | 194 | 263 | 273 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 63 |
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