Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1.6
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
392
290
286
241
230
178
154
341
237
141
102
106
108
113
615
763
990
850
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
25
WNW
10
NW
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17PM1.56m
5:44AM1.38m
6:01PM1.42m
6:36AM1.25m
7:00PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.18m
11:46AM0.31m
00:22AM0.32m
12:40PM0.45m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
23
24
26
24
19
23
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
24
20
21
21
21
15
22
14
13
11
13
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
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