Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
WSW
12
5
W
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3668
4055
4588
4588
4474
3698
3128
2491
2004
1836
1891
1759
1693
1776
1643
1657
1632
1912
2522
3035
6334
5650
14195
13576
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
45
NW
50
NW
35
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:41AM1.26m
1:24PM1.19m
1:27AM1.29m
2:04PM1.25m
2:07AM1.34m
2:41PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.40m
7:26PM0.50m
7:56AM0.35m
8:08PM0.45m
8:33AM0.30m
8:45PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
9
11
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
21
21
19
20
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
19
20
17
19
15
15
13
14
13
12
12
12
10
11
10
9
7
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
WSW
12
1.9
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3668
4055
4588
4588
4474
3698
3128
2491
2004
1836
1891
1759
1693
1776
1643
1657
1632
1912
2522
3035
2370
3364
457
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
18
1.2
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
269
217
194
137
118
32
73
51
42
35
20
19
12
10
10
44
149
253
276
994
246
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SW
21
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
11
11
19
45
6
6
6
269
356
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
5
W
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
558
86
16
34
59
86
120
178
260
516
769
6334
5650
14195
13576
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
7
25
85
52
52
25
25
25
25
83
83
303
303
262
518
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
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