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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 29 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1277 | 1190 | 1028 | 884 | 626 | 531 | 375 | 658 | 287 | 325 | 294 | 247 | 192 | 186 | 175 | 171 | 92 | 166 | 160 | 118 | 123 | 142 | 311 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 1.37 | 1:28PM 1.34 | 1:47AM 1.50 | 2:06PM 1.43 | 2:20AM 1.59 | 2:39PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28AM 0.32 | 7:37PM 0.27 | 8:07AM 0.20 | 8:12PM 0.19 | 8:39AM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
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