Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1009 | 795 | 646 | 505 | 149 | 235 | 250 | 263 | 258 | 546 | 1898 | 3422 | 4105 | 4268 | 4160 | 3096 | 2414 | 2175 | 1808 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 95 | 103 | 93 | 92 | 149 | 235 | 250 | 263 | 258 | 205 | 1898 | 3422 | 4105 | 4268 | 4160 | 3096 | 2414 | 2175 | 1808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 54 | 55 | 91 | 99 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 546 | 163 | 188 | 115 | 70 | 24 | 25 | — | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 58 | 87 | 56 | 99 | — | 18 | 17 | 103 | 55 | 37 | 40 | 113 | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1009 | 795 | 646 | 505 | 405 | 376 | 335 | 288 | 293 | 268 | 350 | 392 | 437 | 491 | 473 | 512 | 537 | 469 | 471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 111 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 111 | 70 | 116 | 120 | 111 | 111 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 70 |
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