Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.1° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
744
669
639
600
537
491
526
426
403
383
309
382
368
293
254
244
355
949
1895
2266
2298
2178
3051
2856
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
15
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47AM1.39m
6:08PM1.53m
6:26AM1.32m
6:48PM1.46m
7:13AM1.23m
7:37PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.23m
11:49AM0.22m
00:24AM0.27m
12:25PM0.30m
1:09AM0.33m
1:10PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
11
11
11
10
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