Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
!
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4
4
4
5
!
!
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3672
3502
3368
3344
3425
3370
3540
3673
4176
4881
5020
4493
4183
3555
2909
2549
2614
4038
5611
5502
4887
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:16AM1.13m
8:46PM1.27m
9:48AM1.08m
10:22PM1.23m
11:33AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.50m
3:28AM0.47m
3:45PM0.57m
5:11AM0.46m
5:37PM0.54m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
15
13
11
9
9
8
9
9
11
10
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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