Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2828 | 3371 | 7989 | 8093 | 7568 | 6882 | 5839 | 5488 | 5224 | 5270 | 5359 | 4528 | 4563 | 5684 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3609 | 2782 | 2626 | 4309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.51m | 1:38AM1.43m | 1:52PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.19m | 8:13PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2828 | 3371 | 7989 | 8093 | 7568 | 6882 | 5839 | 5488 | 5224 | 5270 | 5359 | 4528 | 4563 | 5684 | 5186 | 4782 | 3968 | 3609 | 2782 | 2626 | 4309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 62 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 2215 | 1680 | 924 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 1859 | 1906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 198 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 811 | 931 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 75 | 91 | 96 | 75 | 47 |
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