Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
5
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
18
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
1111
1375
1452
2073
4091
9898
9081
7768
6086
4757
4509
4078
3232
2587
2412
2376
1730
1677
2099
1999
1891
1659
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:46AM1.00m
11:05PM1.11m
12:12PM1.04m
00:20AM1.14m
1:12PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.58m
4:43PM0.67m
5:58AM0.56m
6:16PM0.65m
7:01AM0.50m
7:17PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
13
13
11
10
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