Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 550 | 540 | 625 | 625 | 718 | 711 | 357 | 418 | 403 | 553 | 546 | 467 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.46m | 2:45AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.56m | 3:15AM1.52m | 3:34PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.26m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:23AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 550 | 540 | 625 | 625 | 718 | 711 | 357 | 418 | 403 | 553 | 546 | 467 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 297 | 292 | 210 | 210 | 237 | 222 | 202 | 275 | 132 | 119 | 113 | 90 | 123 | 93 | 121 | 207 | 212 | 210 | 452 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 435 | 339 | 231 | 131 | 206 | 199 | 336 | 144 | 215 | 145 | 128 | 126 | 61 | 65 | 169 | 91 | 145 | 143 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 531 | 428 | 331 | 274 | 675 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 57 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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