Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5224 | 5270 | 5528 | 4748 | 4764 | 5488 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3609 | 2782 | 2909 | 4524 | 4746 | 4486 | 4307 | 3971 | 3126 | 2655 | 2357 | 2180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.51m | 1:38AM1.43m | 1:52PM1.61m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.19m | 8:13PM0.10m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:46PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5224 | 5270 | 5528 | 4748 | 4764 | 5488 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3609 | 2782 | 2909 | 4524 | 4746 | 4486 | 4307 | 3971 | 3126 | 2655 | 2357 | 2180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 20 | 20 | 1680 | 924 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 94 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 200 | — | 165 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 85 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 52 | 85 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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