Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.0°C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	112	104	102	303	817	1303	2856	2305	2445	2280	2313	2278	1830	1622	1250	1022	514	782	769	736	884	907	939
Wind (km/h)	N	E	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					4:23PM1.65m				4:53AM1.51m					5:08PM1.53m				5:41AM1.41m				5:59PM1.38m
Low Tide			10:13AM0.13m				10:42PM0.06m				10:57AM0.21m					11:27PM0.18m				11:48AM0.32m


	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	19	20	19	18	16	16	16	18	21	22	22	19	18	17	17	18	20	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	15	17	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	112	104	102	222	328	1303	2856	2305	2445	2280	2313	2278	1830	1622	1250	1022	514	782	769	736	884	907	939
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	SE 8	SE 7	SW 18	WSW 12	ESE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 9	SW 16	SE 10	SW 12	SE 10	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10
kJ	63	59	55	52	817	668	72	26	36	42	10	10	25	39	41	79	386	82	115	152	149	125	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SE 8	W 9	SW 19	WSW 12	SE 7	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	E 13	—	SE 10	—	SE 11	S 6	W 12	SE 10	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	SE 10	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	20	30	41	303	207	43	24	15	15	3	—	4	—	5	2	3	102	66	152	220	25	137	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	E 3	SE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 9	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	60	50	51	64	72	8	58	34	34	13	65	—	—	—	—	92	96	98	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	29	106	106	0	0	0	0	0	64	105	303	7	0	0	0	0	260	260	323	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Pringle Bay			Hawston	Pringle Bay	Voelklip	Voelklip	Pringle Bay				De Kelders	Hawston	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				De Kelders	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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