Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 1576 | 2250 | 2803 | 2930 | 2614 | 2305 | 2000 | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1470 | 1358 | 1013 | 822 | 878 | 1062 | 1119 | 1325 | 1441 | 1413 | 2331 | 10056 | 11123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:34PM1.23m | 9:16AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.14m | 10:46AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.46m | 2:05PM0.53m | 3:12AM0.54m | 3:08PM0.63m | 4:32AM0.58m | 4:43PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 134 | 1576 | 2250 | 2803 | 2930 | 2614 | 2305 | 2000 | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1470 | 1358 | 1013 | 822 | 878 | 1062 | 1119 | 1325 | 1441 | 1413 | 2331 | 10056 | 11123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 445 | 176 | 176 | 157 | 126 | 121 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 163 | 198 | 523 | 353 | 260 | 303 | 66 | 42 | 117 | 1365 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | — | S 23 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 179 | 111 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 73 | 72 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 66 | — | 11 | 39 | 38 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 40 | 44 | 59 | 73 | 134 | 178 | 209 | 225 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 7 |
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