Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
10
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1974
1830
1909
1674
1622
1345
1280
1177
1062
993
569
470
570
1785
2293
2598
2862
2485
2801
2125
2271
1493
1432
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:01PM1.10m
1:04AM1.17m
1:39PM1.22m
1:42AM1.28m
2:10PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.55m
7:10PM0.59m
7:30AM0.44m
7:47PM0.48m
8:01AM0.33m
8:19PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
14
17
17
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
13
12
12
10
10
8
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
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