Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2528 | 2345 | 1753 | 1504 | 1189 | 1012 | 853 | 1640 | 1496 | 1414 | 1670 | 1988 | 1702 | 1522 | 1337 | 1018 | 919 | 515 | 818 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.32m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:28PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:45PM0.42m | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2528 | 2345 | 1753 | 1504 | 1189 | 1012 | 853 | 543 | 426 | 400 | 322 | 260 | 265 | 193 | 148 | 100 | 93 | 234 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 12 | W 11 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 166 | 220 | 305 | 230 | — | — | 5 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 237 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 93 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | 58 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 373 | 1640 | 1496 | 1414 | 1670 | 1988 | 1702 | 1522 | 1337 | 1018 | 919 | 515 | 818 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 245 | 863 | 325 | 1520 | 1387 | 1520 | 1387 | 271 | 3815 | 325 | 114 | 111 |
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