Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 392 | 290 | 286 | 241 | 230 | 178 | 154 | 341 | 237 | 141 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 113 | 615 | 763 | 990 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:44AM1.38m | 6:01PM1.42m | 6:36AM1.25m | 7:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.31m | 00:22AM0.32m | 12:40PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 392 | 392 | 461 | 419 | 510 | 417 | 323 | 137 | 109 | 142 | 140 | 77 | 56 | 50 | 113 | 615 | 763 | 990 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 142 | 290 | 286 | 241 | 230 | 178 | 149 | 144 | 100 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 164 | 231 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 224 | 241 | 11 | 33 | 121 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 31 | 16 | 49 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 522 | 516 | 3 | — | 2 | 78 | 69 | 154 | 341 | 237 | 141 | 102 | 106 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 184 | 75 | 52 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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