Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
1269
1697
2187
1565
1811
2948
3135
2801
2458
2006
1862
2103
2021
1048
1163
680
554
554
785
803
622
689
563
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM1.58m
5:28AM1.49m
6:02PM1.54m
6:19AM1.38m
6:53PM1.48m
7:12AM1.26m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.07m
11:26PM0.19m
11:44AM0.14m
00:19AM0.26m
12:31PM0.23m
1:15AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
14
14
14
16
18
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
10
10
10
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
1042
1269
1697
2187
1565
1811
2948
3135
2801
2458
2006
1862
2103
2021
1048
1163
680
554
554
785
803
622
689
563
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
13
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
1
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
96
37
96
209
1336
1286
560
18
10
10
4
15
15
342
271
371
328
333
113
142
29
24
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
12
11
5
5
5
5
150
371
424
258
13
50
49
12
91
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
45
47
47
41
25
15
11
5
19
37
87
95
140
168
154
126
104
64
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
29
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
192
7
0
0
7
7
58
57
29
7
0
0
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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