Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1813 | 1837 | 1596 | 1274 | 1068 | 878 | 745 | 595 | 610 | 494 | 265 | 229 | 229 | 220 | 240 | 251 | 211 | 172 | 168 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.52m | 1:43AM1.44m | 1:53PM1.63m | 2:19AM1.53m | 2:28PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:40PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.21m | 8:13PM0.06m | 8:18AM0.14m | 8:47PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1813 | 1837 | 1596 | 1274 | 1068 | 878 | 745 | 595 | 610 | 494 | 265 | 229 | 229 | 220 | 240 | 251 | 211 | 172 | 168 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 102 | 98 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 9 | 41 | 25 | 38 | 47 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 323 | 323 | 0 |
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