Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.8°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	872	741	831	791	614	550	947	1567	1895	1868	1634	1494	1426	1261	1131	1031	939	1111	1044	622	585	515	457
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		6:39AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:35AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m
Low Tide				12:52PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.52m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	20	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	17	18	18	18	15	15	13	14	14	16	14	15	14	15	14	14	13	14	13	11	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	872	741	831	791	614	550	947	1567	1895	1868	1634	1494	1426	1261	1131	1031	939	1111	1044	622	585	515	457
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SSW 15
kJ	79	76	48	69	130	404	350	72	72	72	71	71	17	16	16	37	37	21	12	23	22	4	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 10	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	E 9	E 9	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	SE 10
kJ	63	52	71	32	65	79	36	35	43	43	17	22	24	23	7	8	8	27	—	—	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	53	66	52	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	93	53	49	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	260	260	106	106	0	64	54	54	260	236	0	0	0	0	0	246	323	323	29	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	De Kelders			Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	De Kelders		Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	4		3	3		3	4	3	3	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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