Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.8°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 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
Rating (10 max)	3	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	831	876	614	550	947	1736	2037	1868	1551	1494	1348	1261	1131	1200	1402	1236	1100	907	739	515	457
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:35AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m
Low Tide		12:52PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	18	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	19	18	15	14	14	14	14	16	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	831	876	614	550	947	1736	2037	1868	1551	1494	1348	1261	1131	1200	1402	1236	24	907	739	515	457
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SSW 15
kJ	48	69	130	404	416	103	72	72	71	71	17	16	16	37	21	21	12	23	22	4	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	SSW 15
kJ	71	32	65	79	36	35	43	17	17	17	24	7	7	8	14	27	—	—	—	—	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	—	SE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	56	66	42	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1100	—	—	26	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	4	3	1	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	4	3	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	70	236	29	29	70	64	54	106	264	260	0	0	0	0	0	260	323	323	29	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	Struisbaai	Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Hawston			Pringle Bay				Hawston	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point				Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	4			4				4	3	4	4	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Pringle Bay Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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