Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
20
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4105
4268
4160
2909
2580
2175
1808
1760
1736
1665
1572
1285
1261
659
606
486
488
694
274
199
200
94
176
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
0
S
10
SSW
0
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
11:40AM1.14m
00:06AM1.23m
12:49PM1.30m
1:08AM1.36m
1:37PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.51m
5:57PM0.53m
6:34AM0.38m
7:05PM0.37m
7:26AM0.24m
7:53PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
19
18
15
14
14
15
17
22
24
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
18
18
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
11
9
9
10
12
15
22
23
22
21
19
20
21
21
21
22
21
19
17
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