Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58187510911776172818361680159412801182128011971266126611551021925882773761614614650510
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
1.00
8:30AM
0.98
10:19PM
1.01
10:46AM
1.00
11:43PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.73
3:18PM
0.66
4:46AM
0.72
5:15PM
0.60
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset6:27-------6:25-------6:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262525252424232120191919191920212019191818181920
Feels °C (?)252424252424212020192019201920201918191818181819
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