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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2170 | 2223 | 1179 | 1149 | 1323 | 1215 | 1080 | 1005 | 936 | 850 | 864 | 850 | 756 | 743 | 648 | 626 | 553 | 544 | 503 | 563 | 753 | 1131 | 1315 | 1324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:16PM 1.63 | 4:29AM 1.77 | 4:52PM 1.58 | 5:06AM 1.69 | 5:30PM 1.49 | 5:45AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM -0.05 | 10:17PM 0.02 | 10:46AM -0.02 | 10:53PM 0.08 | 11:24AM 0.07 | 11:31PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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