Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s 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 (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131213131312121111111212121616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2200165910701258636976852813681628563553563573533524669875109117761728173615811358
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
S
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
1.20
6:11AM
1.19
6:45PM
1.09
6:56AM
1.07
8:02PM
1.00
8:30AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
0.52
12:27PM
0.51
12:40AM
0.63
1:22PM
0.61
2:02AM
0.73
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset6:30-------6:28-------6:27-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C211816161617252724222121202023252322242423222321
Feels °C (?)151513131314232524222221212023242222232423222119
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