Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
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
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
12
4
SW
18
4.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
1576
2250
2803
2930
2614
2305
2000
1670
1525
1494
1470
1358
1013
822
878
1062
1119
1325
1441
1413
2331
10056
11123
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.10m
8:34PM1.23m
9:16AM1.02m
9:41PM1.14m
10:46AM1.00m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.46m
2:05PM0.53m
3:12AM0.54m
3:08PM0.63m
4:32AM0.58m
4:43PM0.67m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
9
12
14
12
12
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
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