Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1691 | 1960 | 2344 | 8483 | 8910 | 8899 | 8899 | 8860 | 8013 | 6819 | 5070 | 4334 | 3469 | 2693 | 2474 | 1569 | 1311 | 1136 | 1940 | 3668 | 4055 | 4588 | 4531 | 4417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.24m | 11:40AM1.09m | 11:48PM1.24m | 12:37PM1.13m | 00:41AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.57m | 5:33AM0.48m | 5:36PM0.58m | 6:29AM0.45m | 6:36PM0.55m | 7:15AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 309 | 1960 | 1868 | 8483 | 8910 | 8899 | 8899 | 8860 | 8013 | 6819 | 5070 | 4334 | 3469 | 2693 | 2474 | 1569 | 1311 | 1136 | 1940 | 3668 | 4055 | 4588 | 4531 | 4417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 163 | 959 | 2344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 94 | 302 | 907 | 486 | — | — | 76 | 344 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SE 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270 | 149 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1691 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | 33 | 48 | 47 | 117 | 135 | 262 | 349 | 393 | 324 | 289 | 221 | 208 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 41 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
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