Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6882 | 5839 | 5488 | 5224 | 5270 | 5359 | 4748 | 4563 | 5684 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3067 | 2782 | 3206 | 4309 | 3975 | 4390 | 4033 | 3614 | 3126 | 2578 | 2279 | 2047 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.51m | 1:38AM1.43m | 1:52PM1.61m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.19m | 8:13PM0.10m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:46PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6882 | 5839 | 5488 | 5224 | 5270 | 5359 | 4748 | 4563 | 5684 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3067 | 2782 | 3206 | 4309 | 3975 | 4390 | 4033 | 3614 | 3126 | 2578 | 2279 | 2047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 1680 | 924 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 21 | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 129 | 170 | — | 97 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 75 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 85 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
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