Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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)
!
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!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8899
8860
8321
7277
5300
4334
3773
2693
2094
1475
1226
974
2187
3455
4055
4342
4588
4234
3698
2938
2328
1862
1581
1559
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:40AM1.09m
11:48PM1.24m
12:37PM1.13m
00:41AM1.26m
1:24PM1.19m
1:27AM1.29m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.58m
6:29AM0.45m
6:36PM0.55m
7:15AM0.40m
7:26PM0.50m
7:56AM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
20
20
19
19
19
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
18
17
17
18
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
Energy kJ
8899
8860
8321
7277
5300
4334
3773
2693
2094
1475
1226
448
2187
3455
4055
4342
4588
4234
3698
2938
2328
1862
1581
1559
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
9
98
264
974
403
352
284
223
174
27
36
96
62
48
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
18
919
407
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
1.3
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
22
17
34
31
14
159
406
861
753
683
545
425
121
140
107
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
57
54
63
63
63
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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