Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
767
1764
2295
2437
2326
2416
3840
5580
5164
4374
3863
3514
3527
3497
3507
3318
3488
3835
4176
4682
5020
4493
4183
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
W
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
High Tide
7:37PM1.37m
8:16AM1.13m
8:46PM1.27m
9:48AM1.08m
10:22PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.39m
2:06AM0.41m
2:11PM0.50m
3:28AM0.47m
3:45PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
3
6
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
10
8
8
9
8
10
10
9
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
13
15
13
12
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