Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3619 | 2693 | 2489 | 3990 | 2894 | 2413 | 2043 | 1715 | 2155 | 990 | 904 | 1004 | 1301 | 1318 | 3394 | 3078 | 1730 | 1170 | 1027 | 748 | 500 | 913 | 1389 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.26m | 1:08AM1.39m | 1:47PM1.41m | 2:02AM1.50m | 2:34PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.36m | 6:59PM0.41m | 7:35AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.27m | 8:23AM0.12m | 8:46PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 3619 | 2693 | 2489 | 5 | 2894 | 2413 | 2043 | 1715 | 1866 | 990 | 844 | 676 | 1301 | 1318 | 3394 | 3078 | 1730 | 1170 | 1027 | 748 | 500 | 372 | 1389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 6 | — | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 14 | 94 | 378 | 813 | 234 | 133 | 103 | 60 | 64 | 27 | 20 | 282 | 913 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | W 16 | SW 25 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 226 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | 5 | 101 | 35 | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 299 | 515 | 3990 | 400 | 368 | 408 | 296 | 2155 | 691 | 904 | 1004 | — | 1047 | — | 329 | 287 | 313 | 372 | 443 | 522 | 560 | 637 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 239 | 375 | 1834 | 1366 | 1418 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 120 | 264 | 29 | 245 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 70 |
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