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Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 08 Feb 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
19.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
1.3
SSW
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)101010777771077771111101010121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441355416471641641606507365336321308314431435389314245359298341314263254
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.11
7:35AM
1.18
8:07PM
1.00
8:35AM
1.07
9:56PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.48
1:09AM
0.54
2:00PM
0.59
1:53AM
0.66
3:24PM
0.67
3:43AM
0.75
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--7:43-------7:42-------7:40-----
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
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Rain (mm)
---142111-3281---1------
Temp. °C222424222121212124252323222122222424242322222222
Feels °C (?)202019181817181722231922211921222423232323232323
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