Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5633 | 5009 | 5446 | 2390 | 1940 | 1537 | 1228 | 1048 | 1030 | 1278 | 1197 | 890 | 745 | 723 | 1111 | 2270 | 2495 | 2233 | 2061 | 1935 | 1935 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.29m | 5:53AM1.20m | 6:00PM1.17m | 6:37AM1.09m | 6:48PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.41m | 11:39PM0.40m | 11:51AM0.53m | 00:16AM0.51m | 12:35PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5633 | 5009 | 23 | 2390 | 1940 | 1537 | 1228 | 856 | 790 | 603 | 574 | 565 | 614 | 723 | 1111 | 2270 | 2495 | 2233 | 2061 | 1935 | 1935 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | E 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 22 | 1227 | 972 | 952 | 878 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 514 | 340 | 250 | 154 | 102 | 71 | 5 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 75 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5446 | 1731 | — | 1323 | 1200 | 1048 | 1030 | 1278 | 1197 | 890 | 745 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 323 | 96 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 689 | 63 |
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