Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 581 | 486 | 471 | 367 | 361 | 264 | 250 | 217 | 217 | 224 | 589 | 548 | 494 | 382 | 486 | 494 | 501 | 494 | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 401 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:09AM1.48m | 4:33PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.58m | 5:12AM1.44m | 5:34PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.21m | 10:47AM0.13m | 11:14PM0.21m | 11:17AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 600 | 581 | 486 | 471 | 367 | 361 | 264 | 217 | 222 | 199 | 242 | 589 | 548 | 494 | 226 | 486 | 494 | 501 | 494 | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | ESE 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 40 | 31 | 61 | 69 | 250 | 213 | 217 | 224 | 248 | 212 | 217 | 382 | 226 | 210 | 205 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 124 | 401 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | S 18 | — | SW 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 71 | 100 | 217 | 146 | 183 | — | 6 | — | 40 | — | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 232 | 309 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 191 | 143 | 143 | 151 | 142 | 251 | 251 | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gansbaai surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest