Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.4° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
1249
1301
1641
1567
1333
983
804
538
281
189
203
330
487
1488
2095
2523
2723
2653
2436
2082
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
W
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-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
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
8
9
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
13
12
11
10
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