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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 202 | 273 | 559 | 539 | 773 | 1616 | 2346 | 2604 | 2177 | 1900 | 1277 | 1190 | 1028 | 884 | 602 | 531 | 499 | 610 | 336 | 274 | 247 | 268 | 196 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 1.22 | 12:40PM 1.22 | 1:07AM 1.37 | 1:28PM 1.34 | 1:47AM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:54PM 0.50 | 6:38AM 0.46 | 6:55PM 0.38 | 7:28AM 0.32 | 7:37PM 0.27 | 8:07AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
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