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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
1090 | 1962 | 1836 | 1872 | 1844 | 1461 | 1294 | 1272 | 1365 | 1390 | 1280 | 1227 | 1949 | 2472 | 2214 | 1881 | 1736 | 2200 | 2754 | 3744 | 2408 | 2255 | 2073 | 1815 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.37m | 4:49AM1.37m | 5:17PM1.30m | 5:22AM1.29m | 5:55PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.23m | 10:44PM0.36m | 11:04AM0.30m | 11:16PM0.43m | 11:37AM0.38m | 11:54PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 |
5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 347 | 256 | 244 | 240 | 189 | 179 | 1294 | 1272 | 1365 | 1390 | 1280 | 1227 | 1949 | 2472 | 2214 | 1881 | 1736 | 306 | 229 | 2799 | 328 | 257 | 2073 | 1815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 277 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 504 | 1164 | 681 | 586 | 488 | 429 | 349 | 314 | 309 | 362 | 88 | 88 | 299 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 208 | 206 | 239 | — | — | 133 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1090 | 1962 | 1836 | 1872 | 1844 | 1461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2200 | 2754 | 3744 | 2408 | 2255 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 75 | 91 | 85 | 85 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 812 | 269 | 269 | 271 | 29 | 0 |
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