Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 SAST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (12 Dec)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (12 Dec)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)18181791010121414141313131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4917811145156227162651352972216848595548624183393536273191273522812027177515571438156216271813
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
NW
50
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.25
10:03PM
1.03
10:29AM
1.23
11:18PM
1.06
11:29AM
1.24
12:16AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.53
3:59AM
0.58
5:16PM
0.51
5:11AM
0.58
6:12PM
0.46
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
Sunrise-5:22-------5:22-------5:22------
Sunset----7:49-------7:49-------7:50---
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---4212-11--------------
Temp. °C192123181817171716161718181717171516171818181818
Feels °C (?)1515151212910910101113131315161414151616181818
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