Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1062 | 993 | 844 | 470 | 517 | 799 | 2293 | 2598 | 2708 | 2763 | 2801 | 2238 | 2166 | 1629 | 1390 | 1110 | 972 | 812 | 669 | 543 | 477 | 387 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.22m | 1:42AM1.28m | 2:10PM1.35m | 2:15AM1.38m | 2:38PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.44m | 7:47PM0.48m | 8:01AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.23m | 8:48PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1062 | 993 | 844 | 470 | 517 | 540 | 2293 | 2598 | 2708 | 2763 | 2801 | 2238 | 2166 | 1629 | 1390 | 1110 | 972 | 812 | 669 | 543 | 477 | 387 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 168 | 389 | 307 | 799 | 160 | 121 | 114 | 151 | 248 | 226 | 272 | 514 | 367 | 771 | 189 | 159 | 290 | 331 | 377 | 339 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 236 | 246 | 463 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 144 | 193 | 259 | 446 | 337 | 240 | 172 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 2 | 204 | 143 | 400 | 479 | 581 | 627 | 673 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 323 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 110 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 |
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