Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 284 | 412 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 822 | 1123 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1887 | 1622 | 1597 | 1892 | 1152 | 984 | 967 | 850 | 710 | 625 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.47m | 2:17PM1.61m | 2:34AM1.56m | 2:53PM1.71m | 3:11AM1.60m | 3:27PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 284 | 412 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 822 | 782 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1887 | 1622 | 1597 | 1892 | 1152 | 984 | 967 | 850 | 710 | 625 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 66 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 394 | 1123 | 625 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 31 | 208 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 287 | 285 | 229 | 205 | 266 | 263 | 315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 7 | 29 | 7 |
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