Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1899
2088
1844
1703
1354
1013
816
680
946
4128
4617
4334
3737
3152
2802
2490
2377
1976
1794
1902
2684
2845
2337
1931
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:13PM1.41m
2:18AM1.55m
2:43PM1.45m
2:48AM1.56m
3:13PM1.46m
3:18AM1.55m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.17m
8:14PM0.26m
8:40AM0.14m
8:45PM0.24m
9:08AM0.12m
9:14PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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6:02
6:01
6:00
6:00
Temp °C
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1899
2088
1844
1703
1354
1013
816
680
946
4128
4617
4334
3737
3152
2802
2490
2377
1976
1794
1902
2684
2845
2337
1931
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
170
166
669
502
594
292
360
303
560
414
265
160
123
79
57
29
27
16
10
155
4
187
276
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
127
184
249
100
99
215
152
276
373
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
10
4
10
104
106
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
4
1.5
NW
5
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
54
113
325
486
610
411
338
259
321
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
7
323
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
106
41
41
25
25
25
184
83
83
83
83
184
41
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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