Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1521 | 1806 | 2103 | 2174 | 2039 | 1734 | 1734 | 1609 | 1751 | 4013 | 3728 | 3532 | 3609 | 3463 | 2973 | 2886 | 2737 | 2979 | 2252 | 3649 | 3208 | 3068 | 2938 | 2641 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.36m | 8:57AM1.14m | 9:26PM1.33m | 10:19AM1.13m | 10:43PM1.33m | 11:41AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.42m | 2:51PM0.48m | 4:04AM0.42m | 4:11PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1521 | 1806 | 2103 | 2174 | 2039 | 1734 | 1734 | 1609 | 1751 | 4013 | 3728 | 3532 | 3609 | 3463 | 2973 | 2886 | 2737 | 2979 | 2252 | 3649 | 3208 | 3068 | 2938 | 2641 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 182 | 143 | 241 | 241 | 463 | 609 | 595 | 1055 | 1215 | 10 | 65 | 123 | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 1065 | 437 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 21 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 151 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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