Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 2224 | 1853 | 1797 | 1940 | 2189 | 1985 | 1652 | 1368 | 1024 | 962 | 775 | 756 | 91 | 149 | 201 | 209 | 223 | 223 | 349 | 1215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.32m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:28PM1.19m | 9:44AM1.06m | 10:28PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.42m | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.55m | 3:13AM0.54m | 3:56PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 763 | 543 | 426 | 339 | 322 | 260 | 242 | 193 | 193 | 102 | 95 | 68 | 103 | 90 | 149 | 201 | 209 | 223 | 223 | 169 | 1215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | S 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — | 153 | 57 | 36 | 103 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 349 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 36 | 58 | 33 | 56 | 97 | — | 18 | 18 | 100 | 54 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 813 | 2224 | 1853 | 1797 | 1940 | 2189 | 1985 | 1652 | 1368 | 1024 | 962 | 775 | 756 | 569 | 503 | 443 | 443 | 453 | 472 | 437 | 546 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 245 | 863 | 931 | 1520 | 1387 | 1387 | 1387 | 1550 | 3811 | 325 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 7 | 70 | 112 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 111 |
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