Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.4
W
7
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1177
457
361
628
1352
1392
1630
1440
1181
916
716
478
220
167
203
330
480
1279
1997
2413
2723
2532
2436
2114
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:35AM1.32m
7:00PM1.46m
7:19AM1.21m
7:43PM1.34m
8:10AM1.10m
8:34PM1.23m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.26m
12:39PM0.28m
1:24AM0.36m
1:19PM0.41m
2:12AM0.46m
2:05PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
8
9
12
13
12
12
12
14
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
10
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