Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2073 | 2483 | 2873 | 3364 | 3890 | 4228 | 4292 | 4022 | 3717 | 3471 | 3169 | 2959 | 2641 | 2456 | 2154 | 1504 | 1189 | 1012 | 1694 | 2058 | 1496 | 1312 | 1315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.36m | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.29m | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:45PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2073 | 2483 | 2873 | 3364 | 3890 | 4228 | 4292 | 4022 | 3717 | 3471 | 3169 | 2959 | 2641 | 2456 | 2154 | 1504 | 1189 | 1012 | 711 | 618 | 493 | 419 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 147 | 128 | 192 | 293 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 61 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | 383 | 1694 | 2058 | 1496 | 1312 | 1315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 25 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 246 | 518 | 835 | 931 |
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