Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (16 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	555	607	756	754	754	685	458	1067	1042	1269	1697	2218	1565	1657	2881	2959	2801	2474	1912	1668	1417	1607	1225	1083
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			4:24PM1.59m				4:39AM1.57m					5:12PM1.58m				5:28AM1.49m				6:02PM1.54m				6:19AM1.38m
Low Tide	10:11AM0.03m				10:34PM0.15m				10:57AM0.07m					11:26PM0.19m				11:44AM0.14m				00:19AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	14	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	9	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	13	12	11	11	12	11	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	555	607	756	754	754	685	453	1067	1042	1269	1697	2218	1565	1657	2881	2959	2801	2474	1912	1668	1417	1607	1225	1083
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 16	SSW 14	SW 13	S 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 13	—	E 8	ESE 7	SW 14	ESE 7	—	SW 20	SW 13	SW 17
kJ	16	14	16	7	164	268	458	2	96	57	96	209	1336	1286	560	—	5	10	614	5	—	15	175	135
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	SSE 9	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	SW 18	—
kJ	7	—	8	—	6	5	—	—	—	—	12	12	11	5	5	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	79	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 7	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	—	E 4	ESE 5
kJ	82	65	58	58	56	63	63	56	47	54	66	55	37	26	17	14	9	—	7	6	5	—	12	83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	7	63	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	114	0	0	7	29	0	0	246	64	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Hawston	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Hawston		Hawston	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai			Gourits Mouth	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Voelklip	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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