Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1626 | 969 | 1092 | 1151 | 1346 | 1595 | 1938 | 1837 | 1596 | 1274 | 1068 | 878 | 732 | 550 | 480 | 462 | 234 | 196 | 175 | 192 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.39m | 1:08AM1.33m | 1:19PM1.52m | 1:43AM1.44m | 1:53PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.31m | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:40PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.21m | 8:13PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 969 | 1092 | 1151 | 1346 | 1595 | 1938 | 1837 | 1596 | 1274 | 1068 | 878 | 732 | 550 | 480 | 462 | 234 | 196 | 175 | 192 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 329 | 272 | 178 | 138 | 102 | 98 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 25 | 68 | 87 | 68 | 70 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1626 | 575 | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 91 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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