Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.5
SSW
11
4.5
S
11
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
740
674
2173
2814
2708
1130
2223
1160
1962
1687
1687
1661
1334
1269
1269
1346
1469
1323
1464
5541
6836
5750
3781
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
5
WNW
0
N
10
ENE
15
E
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:12PM1.42m
4:18AM1.45m
4:43PM1.37m
4:49AM1.37m
5:17PM1.30m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.17m
10:13PM0.30m
10:33AM0.23m
10:44PM0.36m
11:04AM0.30m
11:16PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
2
8
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
20
22
21
20
20
19
18
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
19
18
17
17
18
17
15
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
2.3
WSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
14
1.1
WSW
14
2.5
W
13
1
WSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
2.1
W
12
0.8
SSW
11
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.5
SSW
11
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
769
740
384
2173
53
144
487
2223
347
256
244
240
236
179
167
1269
158
1469
1323
1464
650
455
422
3781
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.8
W
11
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
174
512
674
75
107
52
176
232
277
8
7
15
15
14
14
161
13
123
119
849
80
130
208
361
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
1
SW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
W
21
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
334
164
220
33
33
19
34
31
10
7
9
8
9
14
15
12
12
80
163
208
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
12
4.5
S
11
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
Energy kJ
230
2814
2708
1130
1354
1160
1962
1687
1687
1661
1334
1269
1346
5541
6836
5750
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
7
0
7
70
25
25
20
7
25
52
91
86
96
52
25
25
25
20
25
75
54
64
7
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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