Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1081
769
740
674
1279
2814
2736
1160
1419
1194
1836
1723
1723
1697
1392
1211
1190
1272
1272
2384
4129
5023
4772
5116
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:48AM1.51m
4:12PM1.42m
4:18AM1.45m
4:43PM1.37m
4:49AM1.37m
5:17PM1.30m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.17m
10:13PM0.30m
10:33AM0.23m
10:44PM0.36m
11:04AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:59
5:58
5:57
7
10
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
17
17
17
16
17
12
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
12
10
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
WSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
14
1.1
WSW
14
2.4
W
10
1
WSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
4.5
S
11
Energy kJ
849
769
740
470
1279
53
144
487
1102
347
205
244
240
189
179
1211
1190
1272
158
1198
625
462
383
4459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
1.8
W
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
181
174
512
674
96
107
52
176
357
277
8
7
16
15
14
164
161
158
12
894
80
80
130
368
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
1
SW
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
339
334
164
200
43
19
19
34
232
10
7
9
15
14
14
14
13
15
51
50
49
96
208
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1081
518
440
2814
2736
1160
1419
1194
1836
1723
1723
1697
1392
1272
2384
4129
5023
4772
5116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
2
3
5
2
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
70
25
25
20
7
96
52
25
91
86
75
33
25
25
52
54
184
323
264
58
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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