Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SAST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
!
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
11
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1057
850
893
796
632
871
1195
1003
906
795
1033
1671
1507
237
187
184
125
125
151
657
525
525
503
437
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:28PM1.56m
4:43AM1.59m
5:17PM1.51m
5:34AM1.47m
6:11PM1.43m
6:30AM1.33m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.01m
10:35PM0.16m
11:04AM0.09m
11:27PM0.24m
11:53AM0.20m
00:25AM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
20
19
17
16
17
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
11
9
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
16
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
S
8
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
1057
850
893
305
630
630
581
581
458
414
414
382
281
237
187
184
125
109
151
84
100
525
503
437
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.5
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
57
158
186
796
28
5
25
23
43
41
73
73
17
104
87
117
115
125
91
52
47
93
113
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
85
144
75
49
6
5
20
18
18
9
17
16
16
16
35
55
54
36
47
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
0.4
ENE
3
2.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
51
92
143
162
632
871
1195
1003
906
795
1033
1671
1507
1189
1108
882
785
882
789
657
525
3
1175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
116
116
111
111
111
70
70
70
63
106
70
63
63
63
7
57
57
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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