Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6415 | 5891 | 5341 | 4363 | 3732 | 3409 | 2677 | 2382 | 2254 | 1721 | 1476 | 1358 | 1249 | 1255 | 792 | 773 | 2181 | 1852 | 1543 | 1528 | 1211 | 1483 | 772 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.36m | 3:21AM1.40m | 3:51PM1.40m | 3:55AM1.41m | 4:24PM1.43m | 4:28AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.36m | 9:40AM0.23m | 9:56PM0.34m | 10:12AM0.21m | 10:29PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6415 | 5891 | 5341 | 4363 | 3732 | 3409 | 2677 | 2382 | 2254 | 1721 | 1476 | 1358 | 1249 | 1255 | 792 | 773 | 2181 | 1852 | 1543 | 1528 | 1211 | 964 | 772 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | S 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 140 | 140 | 99 | 120 | 79 | 87 | 87 | 57 | 309 | 515 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 156 | 235 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1483 | 290 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 91 | 75 |
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