Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

16.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (27 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).
	Tue 27			Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	128	128	150	145	112	104	104	303	817	1303	2856	2305	2445	2121	2313	2311	1830	1622	1338
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	W	WSW	NNE	ENE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	SSE	SE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	3:42PM1.72m				4:11AM1.57m				4:23PM1.65m				4:53AM1.51m					5:08PM1.53m
Low Tide			10:01PM-0.01m				10:13AM0.13m				10:42PM0.06m				10:57AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	15	17	20	20	19	18	16	16	16	17	22	22	21	18	18
Feels °C	17	17	16	17	15	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	14	19	18	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	128	128	150	145	112	104	104	222	328	1303	2856	2305	2445	2121	2313	2311	1830	1622	1338
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SW 12	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	SE 8	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	S 6	ESE 8	SSE 6	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 9	SW 16
kJ	23	83	92	90	63	59	55	303	817	668	25	6	26	6	10	20	25	19	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 9	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	SE 8	W 9	W 9	WSW 12	SE 7	—	—	ESE 8	E 13	—	—	—	SE 11	S 7
kJ	92	41	18	24	20	30	41	39	169	33	—	—	11	3	—	—	—	5	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	51	71	64	64	74	58	68	34	34	112	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	323	0	0	0	0	0	7	106	303	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Koeel Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	De Kelders			Hawston	Voelklip	Voelklip	Voelklip	Pringle Bay	De Kelders			De Kelders	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	2			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Ahijedero Mexico	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	6	6	7	5	7	4	5	5	5	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	5

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