Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2716 | 2257 | 1984 | 1909 | 2970 | 3578 | 3773 | 3811 | 3530 | 3331 | 2840 | 2377 | 2005 | 1704 | 1528 | 1227 | 1059 | 947 | 764 | 662 | 650 | 619 | 592 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.56m | 1:57PM1.44m | 2:09AM1.62m | 2:47PM1.52m | 3:00AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.31m | 7:45AM0.11m | 7:58PM0.23m | 8:35AM0.05m | 8:51PM0.17m | 9:23AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2257 | 1984 | 1909 | 2970 | 3578 | 3773 | 3811 | 3530 | 3331 | 2840 | 2377 | 2005 | 1704 | 1528 | 1227 | 1059 | 947 | 764 | 662 | 650 | 619 | 592 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | W 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 59 | 172 | 818 | 514 | 386 | 279 | 190 | 154 | 94 | 96 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 325 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | E 12 | NW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | W 12 | — | NNW 4 | E 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 33 | 27 | 33 | — | 82 | 40 | 105 | 207 | 279 | 187 | 119 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 7 |
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