Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1021 | 825 | 730 | 786 | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 2452 | 6932 | 2828 | 3329 | 8966 | 9082 | 8526 | 7973 | 6503 | 5978 | 5710 | 5688 | 5891 | 3135 | 4372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.22m | 00:02AM1.21m | 12:32PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.50m | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1021 | 825 | 730 | 786 | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 521 | 52 | 2828 | 2712 | 8966 | 9082 | 8526 | 7973 | 6503 | 5978 | 5710 | 5688 | 5891 | 3135 | 4372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 78 | 86 | 92 | 121 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 48 | 19 | 31 | 3329 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 92 | 2411 | 924 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 12 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 66 | 2452 | 6932 | 2371 | 1275 | 1411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 25 | 91 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 260 | 689 | 815 | 955 | 106 | 64 | 54 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 7 |
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