Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 452 | 367 | 390 | 461 | 469 | 1191 | 678 | 727 | 772 | 805 | 2422 | 2186 | 1985 | 1751 | 1580 | 1472 | 1207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.64m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.55m | 4:32PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.09m | 9:45PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.08m | 10:19AM0.07m | 10:46PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 389 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 421 | 367 | 390 | 461 | 469 | 1191 | 577 | 622 | 772 | 805 | 2422 | 2186 | 1985 | 1751 | 1580 | 1472 | 1207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 207 | 259 | 210 | 452 | 304 | 289 | 209 | 277 | 126 | 100 | 75 | 595 | 700 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 91 | 138 | 143 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 120 | 119 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 68 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 678 | 727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 260 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 192 | 260 | 7 | 0 |
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