Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 401 | 744 | 669 | 639 | 600 | 537 | 491 | 526 | 426 | 344 | 383 | 309 | 431 | 368 | 258 | 254 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.57m | 5:47AM1.39m | 6:08PM1.53m | 6:26AM1.32m | 6:48PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.16m | 11:47PM0.23m | 11:49AM0.22m | 00:24AM0.27m | 12:25PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 280 | 744 | 669 | 639 | 600 | 537 | 491 | 526 | 426 | 344 | 383 | 309 | 431 | 368 | 258 | 254 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 121 | 126 | 121 | 309 | 401 | 100 | 92 | 129 | 199 | 186 | 324 | 314 | 303 | 242 | 176 | 229 | 121 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 68 | 236 | 119 | 96 | 46 | 96 | 61 | 121 | 257 | 176 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 135 | 121 | 41 | 40 | 55 | 58 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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