Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1904 | 1632 | 1750 | 1475 | 1423 | 1510 | 1207 | 1077 | 1042 | 1025 | 945 | 1012 | 913 | 726 | 579 | 1814 | 1685 | 1360 | 1102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.69m | 3:19AM1.55m | 3:27PM1.67m | 3:49AM1.53m | 3:57PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.03m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.05m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1904 | 1632 | 1750 | 1475 | 1423 | 1510 | 1207 | 1077 | 1042 | 1025 | 945 | 1012 | 913 | 726 | 579 | 10 | 9 | 1360 | 1102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 425 | 966 | 581 | 499 | 294 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 225 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 188 | 356 | 1814 | 1685 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 260 | 85 | 85 | 25 |
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