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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 718 | 626 | 615 | 544 | 604 | 604 | 831 | 1064 | 1315 | 1866 | 2777 | 2813 | 2518 | 2248 | 1917 | 1774 | 1538 | 1283 | 1245 | 1117 | 1100 | 980 | 830 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 1.49 | 5:45AM 1.56 | 6:13PM 1.36 | 6:32AM 1.40 | 7:07PM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24AM 0.07 | 11:31PM 0.19 | 12:05PM 0.20 | 12:14AM 0.33 | 12:54PM 0.35 | 1:11AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 |
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