Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
0.9
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.7
SW
24
1.4
SW
22
2
SW
21
2.3
SW
20
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
795
646
505
149
235
250
263
258
546
1898
3422
4105
4268
4160
3096
2414
2175
1808
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
35
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:28PM1.19m
9:44AM1.06m
10:28PM1.15m
11:40AM1.14m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.54m
3:56PM0.62m
5:16AM0.51m
5:57PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
18
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
6
7
8
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
8
8
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