Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1506 | 1489 | 1385 | 1437 | 1401 | 1264 | 1204 | 1269 | 1313 | 1255 | 1149 | 963 | 963 | 826 | 840 | 672 | 603 | 669 | 1027 | 1185 | 745 | 691 | 1286 | 847 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.31m | 5:51AM1.26m | 6:30PM1.29m | 6:35AM1.20m | 7:18PM1.27m | 7:29AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.46m | 12:06PM0.36m | 00:37AM0.50m | 12:47PM0.40m | 1:30AM0.53m | 1:37PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1506 | 1489 | 1385 | 1437 | 1401 | 1264 | 1204 | 1269 | 1313 | 1255 | 1149 | 963 | 963 | 826 | 840 | 672 | 603 | 669 | 1027 | 1185 | 745 | 691 | 1286 | 847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 237 | 233 | 198 | 198 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 229 | 314 | 357 | 573 | 479 | 465 | 414 | 377 | 359 | 359 | 478 | 343 | 227 | 323 | 323 | 169 | 360 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 65 | 71 | 36 | 49 | 98 | 208 | 108 | 84 | 64 | 63 | 10 | — | 21 | — | — | 78 | — | 32 | 28 | 160 | 160 | 16 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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