Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3192 | 2977 | 2668 | 1785 | 2209 | 1329 | 1885 | 1697 | 1569 | 1569 | 2081 | 2069 | 1869 | 1149 | 1208 | 1034 | 930 | 898 | 882 | 882 | 898 | 1109 | 1006 | 888 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.29m | 5:58PM1.31m | 6:20AM1.17m | 6:32PM1.17m | 7:03AM1.04m | 7:21PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.30m | 11:46AM0.40m | 00:12AM0.43m | 12:16PM0.52m | 00:49AM0.55m | 12:56PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3192 | 2977 | 2668 | 1785 | 2209 | 1329 | 1885 | 1697 | 1569 | 1569 | 2081 | 2069 | 1869 | 1149 | 1208 | 1034 | 930 | 898 | 882 | 882 | 898 | 1109 | 1006 | 888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 161 | 360 | 453 | 1359 | 488 | 1144 | 690 | 334 | 339 | 144 | 180 | 51 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 104 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 111 | 304 | 278 | 248 | 9 | 9 | — | 107 | 76 | 84 | 98 | 119 | 129 | 139 | 166 | 191 | 181 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 192 | 260 | 284 | 269 | 294 | 64 | 64 | 7 | 63 | 323 | 271 | 1367 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 111 | 114 | 1951 | 120 | 120 |
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