Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s 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 (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1429 | 1408 | 1408 | 1288 | 797 | 1147 | 905 | 976 | 987 | 940 | 992 | 760 | 678 | 545 | 643 | 769 | 903 | 1411 | 8235 | 9124 | 9536 | 9617 | 9983 | 9941 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.33m | 9:18AM1.09m | 9:45PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.24m | 11:40AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.43m | 3:20AM0.47m | 3:15PM0.52m | 4:29AM0.49m | 4:26PM0.57m | 5:33AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1429 | 1408 | 1408 | 1288 | 797 | 1147 | 905 | 976 | 987 | 940 | 992 | 760 | 678 | 448 | 423 | 769 | 903 | 1411 | 8235 | 9124 | 9536 | 9617 | 9983 | 9941 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | E 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 415 | 5 | 252 | 110 | 24 | 48 | 21 | 220 | 226 | 412 | 262 | 18 | 282 | 242 | 3449 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1210 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 28 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 78 | 133 | 151 | 237 | 545 | 643 | 718 | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 96 | 91 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 54 | 57 | 54 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gansbaai surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest