Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5446 | 5071 | 5934 | 5633 | 5307 | 5337 | 2390 | 1940 | 1537 | 1278 | 954 | 1011 | 1278 | 1174 | 890 | 716 | 792 | 1302 | 2290 | 2618 | 2715 | 2331 | 2124 | 2219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM1.31m | 5:26PM1.29m | 5:53AM1.20m | 6:00PM1.17m | 6:37AM1.09m | 6:48PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.29m | 11:18AM0.41m | 11:39PM0.40m | 11:51AM0.53m | 00:16AM0.51m | 12:35PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4489 | 5071 | 5934 | 5633 | 4771 | 23 | 2390 | 1940 | 1537 | 984 | 954 | 721 | 603 | 574 | 565 | 678 | 792 | 1302 | 2290 | 2618 | 2715 | 2331 | 2124 | 2219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 334 | 964 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 22 | 1129 | 1076 | 1228 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 461 | 302 | 240 | 154 | 67 | 49 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5446 | — | — | — | 5307 | 5337 | 1597 | 1378 | 1438 | 1278 | 875 | 1011 | 1278 | 1174 | 890 | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 323 | 96 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 52 | 33 | 25 | 52 | 54 | 110 | 246 | 376 | 518 | 64 |
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