Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 460 | 452 | 379 | 346 | 285 | 206 | 198 | 255 | 160 | 157 | 122 | 120 | 105 | 80 | 177 | 154 | 149 | 141 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.54m | 2:41PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.59m | 3:29PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.19m | 7:55PM0.28m | 8:29AM0.10m | 8:50PM0.19m | 9:17AM0.04m | 9:40PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 560 | 460 | 452 | 379 | 346 | 285 | 206 | 198 | 255 | 93 | 157 | 122 | 120 | 74 | 69 | 177 | 154 | 149 | 141 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 93 | 160 | 66 | 64 | 98 | 105 | 80 | 56 | 60 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 68 | 57 | 82 | 51 | 71 | 48 | 78 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 72 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 327 | 342 | 266 | 216 | 210 | 194 | 173 | 139 | 176 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 7 |
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