Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1213 | 999 | 1739 | 1054 | 1035 | 1092 | 1172 | 1256 | 1425 | 1783 | 1715 | 1483 | 1304 | 1024 | 878 | 745 | 560 | 480 | 417 | 362 | 200 | 196 | 163 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.21m | 12:46PM1.39m | 1:08AM1.33m | 1:19PM1.52m | 1:43AM1.44m | 1:53PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.41m | 7:08PM0.31m | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:40PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.21m | 8:13PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1213 | 999 | 4 | 1054 | 1035 | 1092 | 1172 | 1256 | 1425 | 1783 | 1715 | 1483 | 1304 | 1024 | 878 | 745 | 560 | 480 | 417 | 362 | 200 | 196 | 163 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 138 | 133 | 98 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 83 | 75 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 694 | 850 | 1739 | 507 | 507 | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 52 | 75 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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