Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 1111 | 1375 | 1452 | 2073 | 4091 | 9898 | 9081 | 7768 | 6086 | 4757 | 4509 | 4078 | 3232 | 2587 | 2412 | 2376 | 1730 | 1677 | 2099 | 1999 | 1891 | 1659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.00m | 11:05PM1.11m | 12:12PM1.04m | 00:20AM1.14m | 1:12PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.58m | 4:43PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.56m | 6:16PM0.65m | 7:01AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 594 | 1111 | 1375 | 1452 | 2073 | 2436 | 9898 | 9081 | 7768 | 6086 | 4757 | 4509 | 4078 | 3232 | 2587 | 2412 | 2376 | 1730 | 1677 | 2099 | 1999 | 1891 | 1659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 311 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 959 | 4091 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 91 | 91 | 119 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 577 | 569 | — | 29 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 8 | SW 23 | WNW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | 55 | 54 | 53 | — | 20 | — | — | 19 | 30 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 432 | 530 | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 184 | 25 | 47 | 54 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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