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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 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
15.4° C
(Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1134 | 1117 | 943 | 885 | 703 | 692 | 605 | 536 | 518 | 451 | 379 | 346 | 291 | 226 | 759 | 640 | 640 | 535 | 577 | 524 | 469 | 383 | 235 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:07PM 1.21 | 7:34AM 1.22 | 8:32PM 1.09 | 9:20AM 1.09 | 10:43PM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54PM 0.35 | 1:11AM 0.48 | 2:05PM 0.51 | 2:50AM 0.61 | 4:07PM 0.57 | 5:15AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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