Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2050 | 1495 | 1240 | 950 | 824 | 679 | 653 | 540 | 480 | 540 | 625 | 705 | 718 | 711 | 418 | 433 | 363 | 628 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.35m | 2:15AM1.38m | 2:38PM1.46m | 2:45AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.23m | 8:48PM0.26m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2050 | 1495 | 1240 | 950 | 824 | 679 | 578 | 504 | 480 | 540 | 625 | 705 | 718 | 711 | 418 | 433 | 363 | 628 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 272 | 595 | 373 | 103 | 306 | 361 | 653 | 383 | 355 | 292 | 210 | 280 | 230 | 202 | 336 | 324 | 270 | 80 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 320 | 288 | 452 | 259 | 540 | 435 | 339 | 231 | 210 | 206 | 199 | 134 | 196 | 111 | 130 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 40 | 94 | 266 | 347 | 459 | 527 | 531 | 426 | 357 | 762 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
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