Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 579 | 471 | 1192 | 1003 | 873 | 832 | 832 | 849 | 788 | 684 | 648 | 576 | 544 | 588 | 778 | 1278 | 1960 | 1762 | 1645 | 2490 | 2911 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.61m | 4:18AM1.48m | 4:26PM1.52m | 4:48AM1.40m | 4:55PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.22m | 10:41PM0.19m | 10:48AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 579 | 471 | 9 | 1003 | 873 | 832 | 832 | 849 | 788 | 684 | 648 | 576 | 544 | 588 | 778 | 1278 | 1960 | 1762 | 1645 | 2490 | 2911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | — | 9 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 187 | 261 | 1192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 346 | 247 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 96 | 86 | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 70 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 96 | 96 | 85 | 41 |
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