Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

16.8°C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	313	256	177	163	131	128	128	150	145	112	104	104	303	817	1287	2856	2411	2479	2280	2313	2184	1830	1699	1317
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	NNE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:32AM1.60m				3:42PM1.72m				4:11AM1.57m				4:23PM1.65m				4:53AM1.51m					5:08PM1.53m
Low Tide				9:32AM0.09m				10:01PM-0.01m				10:13AM0.13m				10:42PM0.06m				10:57AM0.21m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	17	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	18	22	21	21	18	18
Feels °C	14	15	16	17	16	18	18	17	17	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	19	18	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 7	SW 10	SW 9	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	313	256	177	163	131	128	128	150	145	112	104	54	231	382	1287	2856	2411	2479	2280	2313	2184	1830	1699	1317
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 5	SE 6	S 6	SE 6	SE 6	SW 12	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	35	10	24	11	23	28	83	92	90	63	59	104	303	817	625	70	14	44	40	10	10	37	12	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	S 6	SE 6	SW 9	SW 12	S 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 8	W 9	W 9	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	—	ESE 11	SE 11	NW 12
kJ	15	22	18	9	41	92	19	21	26	20	38	41	40	77	34	—	—	16	11	17	—	25	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	SSE 6	S 6	SE 6	SE 8	SSE 4	SE 9	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	39	50	53	50	18	24	42	95	9	62	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	91	323	54	0	7	0	0	0	0	106	106	7	0	0	0	0	7	106	323	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	Voelklip	Voelklip			Pringle Bay	Voelklip	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	De Kelders			De Kelders	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay			De Kelders	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	1	1	2			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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