Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 742 | 1123 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1699 | 1756 | 1383 | 1709 | 1591 | 830 | 816 | 722 | 625 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.61m | 2:34AM1.56m | 2:53PM1.71m | 3:11AM1.60m | 3:27PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 742 | 782 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1699 | 1756 | 1383 | 1709 | 1591 | 830 | 816 | 722 | 625 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 394 | 1123 | 625 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 149 | 133 | 163 | 110 | — | — | 77 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | W 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | 56 | 209 | 408 | 323 | 278 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 577 | 323 | 120 | 7 |
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