Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1766 | 1588 | 1344 | 1161 | 1145 | 1145 | 904 | 841 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 933 | 905 | 998 | 1344 | 1384 | 1313 | 1359 | 1155 | 1155 | 1240 | 1600 | 3091 | 3301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:09AM1.60m | 4:30PM1.74m | 4:46AM1.55m | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.00m | 10:47PM0.05m | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:23PM0.11m | 11:24AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1766 | 1588 | 1344 | 1161 | 1145 | 1145 | 904 | 841 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 933 | 905 | 998 | 1344 | 1384 | 1313 | 1359 | 1155 | 1155 | 1240 | 1600 | 3091 | 3301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 139 | 126 | 135 | 100 | 72 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 83 | 134 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 124 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | E 10 | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | 61 | 31 | 17 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 74 | 272 | 281 | 197 | 107 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 146 | 58 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 25 | 47 | 98 | 160 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 96 | 52 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 7 |
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