Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW 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) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2171
2168
1053
1395
2253
1670
1771
1470
2069
1869
1229
1058
963
930
898
898
882
898
1191
1006
974
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:58PM1.31m
6:20AM1.17m
6:32PM1.17m
7:03AM1.04m
7:21PM1.04m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.40m
00:12AM0.43m
12:16PM0.52m
00:49AM0.55m
12:56PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:35
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
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