Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
2
3
3
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
10
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
625
718
699
357
363
472
553
467
467
457
394
332
267
433
459
452
367
390
461
469
1191
716
854
722
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45AM1.46m
3:06PM1.56m
3:15AM1.52m
3:34PM1.64m
3:45AM1.55m
4:02PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.15m
9:17PM0.18m
9:23AM0.09m
9:45PM0.12m
9:50AM0.07m
10:15PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:21
 mm
2
5
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
21
20
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
Feels °C
12
13
16
19
17
16
14
15
14
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
9
10
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