Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
WSW
12
5
W
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4588
4474
3698
3128
2491
2004
1736
1785
1759
1693
1776
1756
1632
1607
2140
2444
2632
6251
5567
15218
14208
11333
11728
9339
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NW
55
NW
40
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24PM1.19m
1:27AM1.29m
2:04PM1.25m
2:07AM1.34m
2:41PM1.31m
2:45AM1.38m
Low Tide
7:26PM0.50m
7:56AM0.35m
8:08PM0.45m
8:33AM0.30m
8:45PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
13
9
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
17
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
16
19
18
18
18
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
10
9
8
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
WSW
12
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
17
0.7
WSW
16
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
4588
4474
3698
3128
2491
2004
1736
1785
1759
1693
1776
1756
1632
1607
2140
2444
2632
2267
4491
266
11728
9339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.7
WSW
18
1.3
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
137
102
86
60
60
42
35
25
19
12
12
11
11
149
186
276
1295
246
229
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
23
0.6
SW
21
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
11
7
19
45
45
6
52
351
356
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
5
W
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
20
57
77
128
284
516
1178
6251
5567
15218
14208
11333
10349
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
6
8
7
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
54
7
7
52
52
52
25
25
25
83
83
83
303
340
375
245
245
246
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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