Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1432 | 1216 | 1162 | 1012 | 864 | 836 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 494 | 539 | 674 | 1753 | 2179 | 2278 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:16AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.55m | 3:00PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.20m | 8:21AM0.15m | 8:45PM0.10m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:15PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1432 | 1216 | 1162 | 1012 | 864 | 836 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 494 | 494 | 599 | 1753 | 2179 | 2278 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 131 | 89 | 79 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 51 | 39 | 255 | 539 | 674 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 129 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 201 | 144 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 17 | 86 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 85 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 106 | 54 | 7 | 0 |
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