Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.0°C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1022	514	782	373	1240	876	954	902	902	872	770	750	757	614	550	947	1567	1799	1748	1435	1494	1426	1281	1131
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			5:41AM1.41m				5:59PM1.38m				6:39AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m
Low Tide	11:27PM0.18m				11:48AM0.32m				00:19AM0.31m				12:52PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	21	21	20	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1022	514	782	331	1240	876	954	902	902	872	770	750	757	614	550	947	1567	1799	1748	1435	1494	1426	1281	1131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	3	386	113	373	180	129	119	87	63	63	52	48	69	130	410	350	72	72	72	71	71	17	16	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 10	W 12	WSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 13	SE 13
kJ	25	67	3	283	60	63	64	25	82	79	76	13	47	32	79	36	36	29	17	17	34	12	17	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 3	SE 10	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	ESE 9	SE 5
kJ	100	3	104	5	10	6	6	98	—	—	—	—	—	186	91	91	72	53	30	25	—	—	59	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	245	260	260	7	0	0	0	0	120	260	260	192	29	106	106	54	54	236	260	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Hawston				Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Voelklip				Dolphin Point	Hawston			Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Gourits Mouth		Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				2	3			3	3	4		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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