Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
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4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
18
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1670
1525
1494
1470
1358
1013
878
878
952
889
1092
1264
1264
1713
3661
8910
8749
7471
5605
4823
4370
3944
3278
1516
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:16AM1.02m
9:41PM1.14m
10:46AM1.00m
11:05PM1.11m
12:12PM1.04m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.54m
3:08PM0.63m
4:32AM0.58m
4:43PM0.67m
5:58AM0.56m
6:16PM0.65m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
12
11
9
10
9
9
9
14
14
13
11
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