Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 570 | 799 | 2424 | 2598 | 2862 | 2763 | 2801 | 2125 | 2050 | 1629 | 1432 | 950 | 875 | 722 | 578 | 560 | 494 | 486 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.28m | 2:10PM1.35m | 2:15AM1.38m | 2:38PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.48m | 8:01AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.23m | 8:48PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 570 | 582 | 2424 | 2598 | 2862 | 2763 | 2801 | 2125 | 2050 | 1629 | 1432 | 950 | 875 | 722 | 578 | 560 | 494 | 486 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 307 | 799 | 119 | 121 | — | 151 | 251 | 226 | 272 | 595 | 723 | 403 | 301 | 306 | 343 | 394 | 350 | 283 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 463 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 226 | 362 | 452 | 452 | 441 | 335 | 231 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 10 | 95 | 244 | 320 | 344 | 476 | 543 | 526 | 434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 7 | 70 | 63 | 63 |
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