Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
3
WSW
11
1.9
SW
18
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1691
1960
2344
8483
8910
8899
8899
8860
8013
6819
5070
4334
3469
2693
2474
1569
1311
1136
1940
3668
4055
4588
4531
4417
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:49PM1.24m
11:40AM1.09m
11:48PM1.24m
12:37PM1.13m
00:41AM1.26m
1:24PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.57m
5:33AM0.48m
5:36PM0.58m
6:29AM0.45m
6:36PM0.55m
7:15AM0.40m
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
5:39
 mm
6
4
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
18
16
15
15
16
16
17
20
Feels °C
9
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
3
WSW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
309
1960
1868
8483
8910
8899
8899
8860
8013
6819
5070
4334
3469
2693
2474
1569
1311
1136
1940
3668
4055
4588
4531
4417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
1.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
0.1
S
22
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SW
12
0.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
163
959
2344
9
94
302
907
486
76
344
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
19
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
SE
8
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1198
270
149
178
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.4
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1691
22
34
33
48
47
117
135
262
349
393
324
289
221
208
166
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
96
41
64
54
54
54
57
57
58
63
63
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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