Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.9
W
7
1.4
SW
12
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
355
546
1381
1410
1669
1628
1384
1030
784
577
281
238
203
330
487
1279
1997
2523
2723
2653
2436
2114
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:00PM1.46m
7:19AM1.21m
7:43PM1.34m
8:10AM1.10m
8:34PM1.23m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.28m
1:24AM0.36m
1:19PM0.41m
2:12AM0.46m
2:05PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
10
10
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