Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
220
148
134
231
314
311
300
375
498
492
450
685
736
716
846
473
451
301
346
992
877
722
780
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
7:12PM1.35m
7:36AM1.21m
8:23PM1.30m
8:55AM1.12m
9:39PM1.28m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.31m
1:34AM0.43m
1:52PM0.41m
2:55AM0.49m
3:06PM0.48m
4:19AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:44
5:43
5:43
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
8
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
275
220
148
100
100
69
311
300
46
80
76
74
685
736
716
846
197
451
278
107
992
877
722
780
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
8
0.9
SW
12
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
163
144
114
114
108
126
123
99
375
498
492
450
59
47
34
20
473
180
125
228
8
40
114
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
12
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
12
68
136
134
231
314
70
46
101
112
117
117
11
33
32
30
20
14
301
346
33
5
39
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2
9
28
43
36
24
18
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
25
52
70
52
25
25
7
7
25
7
20
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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