Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 363 | 403 | 546 | 467 | 534 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 446 | 367 | 384 | 390 | 408 | 1072 | 692 | 681 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.56m | 3:15AM1.52m | 3:34PM1.64m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:23AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 357 | 363 | 403 | 546 | 467 | 534 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 421 | 367 | 384 | 390 | 408 | 1072 | 549 | 622 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 336 | 170 | 129 | 129 | 121 | 126 | 123 | 67 | 91 | 207 | 259 | 210 | 446 | 365 | 289 | 209 | 277 | 126 | 577 | 106 | 683 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 275 | 215 | 145 | 128 | 82 | 88 | 93 | 169 | 91 | 140 | 143 | 47 | 25 | 29 | 120 | 119 | 24 | 100 | 14 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 692 | 681 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 184 | 236 | 106 |
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