Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 203 | 330 | 445 | 1576 | 2250 | 2803 | 2803 | 2614 | 2429 | 2000 | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1381 | 1189 | 944 | 822 | 984 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.34m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:34PM1.23m | 9:16AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.46m | 2:05PM0.53m | 3:12AM0.54m | 3:08PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 104 | 138 | 134 | 1576 | 2250 | 2803 | 2803 | 2614 | 2429 | 2000 | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1381 | 1189 | 944 | 822 | 984 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 203 | 330 | 445 | 176 | 176 | 157 | 126 | 121 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 163 | 198 | 523 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 128 | 126 | 179 | 111 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 73 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 279 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 84 | 77 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 52 | 25 | 20 |
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