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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | |
589 | 639 | 1028 | 1190 | 2103 | 2529 | 2954 | 2932 | 1753 | 1370 | 1351 | 1377 | 1492 | 1527 | 1527 | 1538 | 1596 | 2021 | 2221 | 2246 | 2124 | 2197 | 2430 | 2377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.19m | 00:33AM1.38m | 1:02PM1.27m | 1:13AM1.46m | 1:40PM1.35m | 1:47AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.42m | 7:01AM0.32m | 7:04PM0.35m | 7:39AM0.24m | 7:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
— | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 20 | 93 | 125 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1177 | 1370 | 1351 | 1377 | 1492 | 1527 | 1527 | 1538 | 1596 | 2021 | 2221 | 2246 | 2124 | 2197 | 2430 | 2377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1158 | 9 | 755 | 576 | 500 | 408 | 356 | 356 | 234 | 260 | 229 | 222 | 241 | 222 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 77 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 589 | 639 | 1028 | 1190 | 2103 | 2529 | 2954 | 2932 | 1753 | 804 | 1100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 260 | 260 | 245 | 863 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 106 | 1534 | 111 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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