Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 546 | 467 | 467 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 452 | 367 | 390 | 461 | 469 | 1191 | 622 | 646 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.56m | 3:15AM1.52m | 3:34PM1.64m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:23AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 403 | 546 | 467 | 467 | 457 | 394 | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 421 | 367 | 390 | 461 | 469 | 1191 | 441 | 646 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 145 | 129 | 121 | 90 | 123 | 67 | 91 | 207 | 259 | 210 | 452 | 365 | 289 | 209 | 277 | 126 | 577 | 622 | 683 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 215 | 145 | 128 | 126 | 61 | 93 | 169 | 91 | 138 | 143 | 50 | 45 | 29 | 120 | 119 | 14 | 98 | 104 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 622 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 106 | 236 | 264 |
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