Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s 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 (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2278 | 1983 | 1572 | 1262 | 1119 | 933 | 755 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 355 | 336 | 367 | 355 | 355 | 530 | 437 | 569 | 804 | 989 | 1650 | 2626 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.49m | 4:59PM1.58m | 5:17AM1.40m | 5:28PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.17m | 11:15PM0.19m | 11:17AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2278 | 1983 | 1572 | 1262 | 1119 | 933 | 601 | 576 | 541 | 480 | 397 | 270 | 210 | 263 | 193 | 187 | 174 | 168 | 205 | 476 | 989 | 1650 | 2626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 32 | 176 | 755 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 355 | 268 | 198 | 158 | 155 | 112 | 121 | 97 | 190 | 100 | 84 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 18 | ESE 11 | — | S 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 88 | 150 | 98 | — | 2 | 295 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 738 | 826 | 707 | 766 | 673 | 588 | 1587 | 8 | 48 | 138 | 239 | 162 | 336 | 367 | 355 | 355 | 530 | 437 | 569 | 804 | 937 | 929 | 509 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 83 | 141 | 141 | 83 | 41 |
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