Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2437 | 2326 | 2416 | 3840 | 5580 | 5164 | 4374 | 3863 | 3514 | 3527 | 3497 | 3507 | 3318 | 3488 | 3835 | 4176 | 4682 | 5020 | 4493 | 4183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:46PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2437 | 2326 | 2416 | 3840 | 5580 | 5164 | 4374 | 3863 | 3514 | 3527 | 3497 | 3507 | 3318 | 3488 | 3835 | 4176 | 4682 | 5020 | 4493 | 4183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 48 | 20 | — | — | — | 98 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 54 | 160 | 320 | 476 | 672 | 345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 25 | 83 | 192 | 184 | 83 | 52 | 116 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 41 |
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