Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SW
23
1.2
SW
22
1.4
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.7
SW
20
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.4
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1930
1730
1170
936
595
509
913
1389
1814
1895
2162
2233
1969
2042
2465
2042
1899
1737
1988
3307
2715
2379
2007
1880
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:02AM1.50m
2:34PM1.56m
2:49AM1.58m
3:15PM1.67m
3:30AM1.61m
3:54PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.12m
8:46PM0.15m
9:04AM0.03m
9:30PM0.07m
9:42AM-0.01m
10:09PM0.03m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
17
19
15
15
15
15
16
18
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
7
8
6
7
8
6
6
4
4
5
5
7
10
13
8
9
10
10
11
15
21
20
19
18
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