Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2477
2614
2477
2220
2084
1624
1420
1337
1178
2318
2963
2943
2683
2507
2233
2096
1978
1771
1771
1682
1602
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
25
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12PM1.47m
6:29AM1.25m
6:46PM1.33m
7:07AM1.13m
7:25PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.26m
00:30AM0.32m
12:28PM0.39m
1:06AM0.45m
1:02PM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
15
10
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
10
13
11
10
10
11
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