
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2394 | 2231 | 2116 | 2112 | 1993 | 1012 | 1389 | 1672 | 1324 | 1272 | 1098 | 1214 | 631 | 460 | 452 | 387 | 353 | 622 | 225 | 260 | 255 | 160 | 157 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.38m | 12:51PM1.28m | 1:06AM1.46m | 1:50PM1.40m | 2:04AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.39m | 7:37AM0.19m | 7:55PM0.28m | 8:29AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
2394 | 2231 | 2116 | 2112 | 1993 | 1012 | 1389 | 1672 | 1324 | 1272 | 1098 | 1214 | 631 | 460 | 452 | 387 | 353 | 56 | 225 | 260 | 255 | 96 | 82 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
32 | 52 | 75 | 72 | 100 | 904 | 335 | 85 | 85 | 132 | 136 | 98 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 34 | 60 | 132 | 118 | 160 | 157 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 97 | 87 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 67 | 47 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
— | 19 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 247 | 301 | 292 | 231 | 184 | 622 | 121 | 215 | 222 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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