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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 22 May 2025 SASTForecast update in -2hr 46 min 05 s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
61.0°F
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 13ft 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 1ft 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in -2 hr 46 min 05 s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 7241 | 6770 | 6402 | 6303 | 5359 | 4527 | 3734 | 3045 | 2682 | 2386 | 2131 | 1679 | 1439 | 1315 | 1293 | 1200 | 970 | 970 | 899 | 903 | 1076 | 2083 | 2173 | 2114 | 2056 | 1841 | 1637 | 2304 | 3288 | 4984 | 5006 | 4054 | 4005 | 3408 | 3160 | 3284 | 2891 | 2269 | 2001 | 1638 | 808 | 698 | 698 | 681 | 681 | 876 | 1189 | 1177 | 1158 | 902 | 850 | 722 | 1029 | 2156 | 6145 | 8527 | 16941 | 13611 | 13383 | 11328 |
Wind (mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (ft) | 11:20AM 4 | 11:41PM 4.79 | 12:20PM 4.33 | 12:34AM 5.12 | 1:12PM 4.66 | 1:23AM 5.41 | 2:00PM 4.92 | 2:11AM 5.54 | 2:46PM 5.09 | 2:58AM 5.54 | 3:31PM 5.15 | 3:44AM 5.41 | 4:17PM 5.09 | 4:31AM 5.12 | 5:03PM 4.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 5:19PM 1.31 | 6:12AM 0.82 | 6:18PM 1.05 | 7:03AM 0.43 | 7:11PM 0.79 | 7:51AM 0.13 | 8:00PM 0.56 | 8:36AM -0.03 | 8:49PM 0.46 | 9:21AM -0.03 | 9:36PM 0.46 | 10:06AM 0.1 | 10:24PM 0.59 | 10:51AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - |
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Rain (in) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Temp. °F | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 59 |
| Feels °F (?) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 52 |
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