Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.6° C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1734	1609	1751	4013	3900	3916	3805	3413	3102	2886	2695	3078	1945	2354	2979	2843	2548	2434	2454	2231	2151	2078	1897	1728
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	8:57AM1.14m				9:26PM1.33m				10:19AM1.13m				10:43PM1.33m					11:41AM1.18m				11:59PM1.38m
Low Tide			2:51PM0.48m				4:04AM0.42m				4:11PM0.51m					5:24AM0.37m				5:37PM0.47m				6:36AM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	5:46
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	13	15	14	13	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	13	14	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	9	10	9	8	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	1734	1609	1751	4013	3900	3916	3805	3413	3102	2886	2695	3078	1945	2354	2979	2843	2548	2434	2454	2231	2151	2078	1897	1728
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 14	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	595	1055	1215	10	65	10	10	—	—	—	10	10	1403	437	9	8	—	16	32	52	77	103	100	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	SE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—
kJ	10	10	10	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	54	72	62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	25	25	246	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	260	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Onrus		De Kelders	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gourits Mouth		Koeel Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	De Kelders	De Kelders	Voelklip	Voelklip	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	4	4		5	5	5	5	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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