Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 240 | 177 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 104 | 306 | 921 | 1318 | 2992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.74m | 3:32AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.72m | 4:11AM1.57m | 4:23PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM-0.04m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:01PM-0.01m | 10:13AM0.13m | 10:42PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 8 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 325 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 240 | 177 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 55 | 200 | 396 | 1318 | 2992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 9 | SE 6 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 57 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 41 | 27 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 63 | 59 | 104 | 306 | 921 | 441 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 5 | SW 10 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | E 7 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 92 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 98 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 71 | 82 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 7 | 0 |
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