Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 605 | 475 | 913 | 1389 | 1814 | 1895 | 2162 | 2233 | 1969 | 2042 | 2465 | 2018 | 1875 | 1665 | 1988 | 2927 | 2715 | 2379 | 2007 | 1880 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.56m | 2:49AM1.58m | 3:15PM1.67m | 3:30AM1.61m | 3:54PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.12m | 8:46PM0.15m | 9:04AM0.03m | 9:30PM0.07m | 9:42AM-0.01m | 10:09PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 936 | 605 | 475 | 329 | 1389 | 1814 | 1895 | 2162 | 2233 | 1969 | 2042 | 2465 | 2018 | 1875 | 1631 | 1988 | 2927 | 2715 | 2379 | 2007 | 1880 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 282 | 913 | 278 | 278 | 207 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 67 | 17 | 770 | 1290 | 1665 | 1208 | 573 | 446 | 394 | 386 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 102 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 48 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 182 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 530 | 546 | 572 | 636 | 657 | 785 | 776 | 724 | 724 | 677 | 761 | 897 | 862 | 961 | 855 | 706 | 1647 | — | — | 1109 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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