Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 369 | 273 | 282 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 227 | 360 | 255 | 352 | 171 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.67m | 5:03AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:44AM1.38m | 6:01PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.07m | 11:03AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 374 | 369 | 273 | 166 | 525 | 447 | 364 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 544 | 537 | 494 | 513 | 360 | 173 | 111 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 14 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 168 | 132 | 282 | 115 | 112 | 440 | — | 9 | 142 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 175 | 144 | 102 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | — | 132 | 129 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 50 | 121 | 76 | 58 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 638 | 597 | 623 | 408 | 504 | 422 | 1051 | 415 | 533 | 590 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 59 | 255 | 352 | 171 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 96 | 75 | 52 | 7 |
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