Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 941 | 1301 | 1432 | 1216 | 1162 | 1012 | 864 | 836 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 494 | 539 | 674 | 1753 | 2179 | 2278 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:16AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.55m | 3:00PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.20m | 8:21AM0.15m | 8:45PM0.10m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:15PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 941 | 1301 | 1432 | 1216 | 1162 | 1012 | 864 | 836 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 494 | 448 | 599 | 1753 | 2179 | 2278 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | — | — | 114 | 102 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 255 | 539 | 674 | 60 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 129 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 195 | 173 | 173 | 140 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 104 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 245 | 7 | 7 |
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