Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s 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 (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 264 | 250 | 250 | 255 | 224 | 589 | 548 | 494 | 486 | 479 | 494 | 501 | 494 | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 401 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.58m | 5:12AM1.44m | 5:34PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.21m | 10:47AM0.13m | 11:14PM0.21m | 11:17AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 264 | 203 | 180 | 180 | 203 | 589 | 548 | 494 | 486 | 479 | 494 | 501 | 494 | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 250 | 250 | 255 | 224 | 207 | 193 | 197 | 217 | 201 | 201 | 161 | 161 | 153 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 401 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | S 18 | — | SW 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 100 | 217 | 146 | 183 | — | 6 | — | 40 | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 68 | 236 | 309 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | 203 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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