Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.9°C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	1	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2141	1868	1634	1494	1535	1363	1476	1392	1202	1092	990	882	726	568	515	453	364	286	893	1179	1272	1533	1363
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:35AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m				10:59AM1.29m
Low Tide					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.52m				4:32AM0.50m					5:35PM0.43m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	20	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	12	13	14	18	17	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2141	1868	1634	1494	1535	1363	1476	1392	1202	1092	990	882	726	568	515	453	364	266	893	1179	1272	1533	1363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	72	72	71	71	17	16	8	37	21	21	24	23	22	4	22	45	108	286	11	2	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	S 18	SE 10	—	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	—
kJ	29	17	17	17	13	7	7	8	14	27	—	—	—	—	6	4	—	5	5	5	5	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	34	46	83	94	75	80	56	8	45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	64	54	106	106	54	7	7	184	184	192	260	260	323	63	0	0	0	0	0	54	106	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg		Pringle Bay			Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Hawston	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Koeel Bay	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Hawston	Hawston	Koeel Bay		Hawston	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)		4			3	4	4	3	3	3				1	3	2	3	3	3	3		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hanalei Bay United States	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	Buchupureo Chile	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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