Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

16.0° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	!	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	8008	6004	5186	4509	3709	3232	2587	1240	2340	1847	1908	2099	2113	2078	1966	1731	1488	1269	1193	1025	865	784	1286
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	WSW	SW	SSE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				12:12PM1.04m				00:20AM1.14m				1:12PM1.12m				1:16AM1.21m				1:55PM1.21m
Low Tide		5:58AM0.56m				6:16PM0.65m				7:01AM0.50m				7:17PM0.57m				7:46AM0.41m					8:01PM0.49m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	17	17	15	13	13	13	14	17	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	9	9	10	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	11	14	14	12	10	10	10	11	15	15	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	8008	6004	5186	4509	3709	3232	2587	1224	2340	1847	1908	2099	2113	2078	1966	1731	1488	1269	1193	1025	865	784	1286
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 8	ESE 12	SE 7	SE 7	SE 11	WSW 14	SE 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12
kJ	36	35	46	90	49	23	32	1240	6	569	378	18	30	11	11	20	229	419	377	372	431	495	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 12	ESE 12	—	ESE 12	SE 11	—	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 17
kJ	—	68	54	—	53	20	—	12	19	30	30	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	21	10	9	145
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	—	—	E 10	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	31	3	6	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	7	86	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	7	29
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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