Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
255
160
157
122
120
103
80
177
154
149
141
125
123
121
121
111
192
482
1131
1783
4085
4542
4314
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM1.54m
2:41PM1.51m
2:56AM1.59m
3:29PM1.60m
3:43AM1.61m
4:14PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.10m
8:50PM0.19m
9:17AM0.04m
9:40PM0.12m
10:00AM0.01m
10:27PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
16
15
14
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