Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 7 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 355 | 546 | 1381 | 1410 | 1669 | 1628 | 1384 | 1030 | 784 | 577 | 281 | 238 | 203 | 330 | 487 | 1279 | 1997 | 2523 | 2723 | 2653 | 2436 | 2114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.46m | 7:19AM1.21m | 7:43PM1.34m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:34PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.28m | 1:24AM0.36m | 1:19PM0.41m | 2:12AM0.46m | 2:05PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 361 | 355 | 546 | 53 | 41 | 1669 | 1628 | 1384 | 1030 | 784 | 577 | 281 | 238 | 143 | 138 | 487 | 1279 | 1997 | 2523 | 2723 | 2653 | 2436 | 2114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 153 | 85 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 41 | 80 | 79 | 98 | 92 | 88 | 172 | 121 | 203 | 330 | 89 | 150 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 105 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | SW 15 | E 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 82 | 42 | 54 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 46 | 125 | 147 | 128 | 128 | 153 | 58 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 311 | 316 | 350 | 1381 | 1410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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