Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2860	3078	2103	2354	3068	2938	2817	2532	2562	2231	1917	1759	1788	1012	1389	1672	1624	1272	1121	944	631	486	394	387
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			10:43PM1.33m					11:41AM1.18m				11:59PM1.38m				12:51PM1.28m				1:06AM1.46m				1:50PM1.40m
Low Tide	4:11PM0.51m					5:24AM0.37m				5:37PM0.47m				6:36AM0.29m				6:52PM0.39m				7:37AM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—
	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	15	17
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	10	11	10	9	9	9	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	2860	3078	2103	2354	3068	2938	2817	2532	2562	2231	1917	1759	1788	1012	1389	1672	1624	1272	1121	944	631	486	394	387
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SW 14	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 13	SW 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	10	10	1307	437	9	8	—	16	32	52	75	72	100	966	335	85	116	132	136	134	123	85	84	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 12	W 11	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	97	87	—	12	12	12	12	10	41	40	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 3	E 3	—	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	37	44	3	5	—	31	15	26	28	189	293	327	269
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	246	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	7	7
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Rating (10 max)		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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