Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
491
526
426
389
383
309
431
368
224
254
220
355
767
1764
2295
2469
2457
3009
2964
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08PM1.53m
6:26AM1.32m
6:48PM1.46m
7:13AM1.23m
7:37PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.27m
12:25PM0.30m
1:09AM0.33m
1:10PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
16
14
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
11
13
12
10
11
10
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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