Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | W 9 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 987 | 940 | 913 | 760 | 678 | 711 | 625 | 849 | 1602 | 2142 | 2344 | 8762 | 9823 | 9496 | 9110 | 9012 | 8272 | 7043 | 5659 | 4684 | 3469 | 2549 | 1982 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.24m | 11:40AM1.09m | 11:48PM1.24m | 12:37PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.52m | 4:29AM0.49m | 4:26PM0.57m | 5:33AM0.48m | 5:36PM0.58m | 6:29AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 22 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 987 | 940 | 913 | 760 | 678 | 494 | 473 | 849 | 163 | 2142 | 2097 | 8762 | 9823 | 9496 | 9110 | 9012 | 8272 | 7043 | 5659 | 4684 | 3469 | 2549 | 1982 | 1569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 21 | NNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 48 | 21 | 220 | 226 | 412 | 262 | 18 | 88 | 959 | 2344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 11 | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | — | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 154 | 162 | 173 | 444 | 711 | 625 | 778 | 1602 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 40 | 54 | 66 | 90 | 78 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 33 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 91 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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