Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1875 | 1737 | 1988 | 3307 | 2715 | 2379 | 2007 | 1880 | 1608 | 1588 | 1344 | 1225 | 1208 | 1145 | 1068 | 841 | 947 | 1075 | 1059 | 1028 | 998 | 998 | 1249 | 1249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.61m | 3:54PM1.73m | 4:09AM1.60m | 4:30PM1.74m | 4:46AM1.55m | 5:05PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM-0.01m | 10:09PM0.03m | 10:18AM0.00m | 10:47PM0.05m | 10:52AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1875 | 820 | 1988 | 3307 | 2715 | 2379 | 2007 | 1880 | 1608 | 1588 | 1344 | 1225 | 1208 | 1145 | 1068 | 841 | 947 | 1075 | 1059 | 1028 | 998 | 998 | 1249 | 1249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | ESE 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1290 | 1737 | 676 | 512 | 394 | 339 | 269 | 226 | 172 | 168 | 168 | 169 | 140 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 65 | 26 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 1665 | 1208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 838 | 17 | 1933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 52 | 117 | 114 | 50 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 12 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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