Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1427 | 1272 | 1160 | 1058 | 963 | 930 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 914 | 1109 | 1006 | 903 | 860 | 700 | 760 | 448 | 448 | 1179 | 1550 | 1884 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.17m | 7:03AM1.04m | 7:21PM1.04m | 8:36AM0.94m | 9:28PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.52m | 00:49AM0.55m | 12:56PM0.65m | 1:53AM0.67m | 2:38PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1427 | 1272 | 1160 | 1058 | 963 | 930 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 914 | 1109 | 1006 | 903 | 860 | 700 | 760 | 448 | 448 | 1179 | 1550 | 1884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 50 | 50 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 214 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 91 | 127 | 40 | 305 | 350 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 159 | 177 | 177 | 136 | 106 | 125 | 117 | 143 | 156 | 208 | 239 | 229 | 179 | 148 | 167 | 155 | 128 | 154 | 128 | 98 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 327 | 3810 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 111 | 120 | 114 | 116 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
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