Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
5
!
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
395
940
1571
2761
4110
4314
3898
3264
2681
2381
1942
1671
1261
1276
1422
1351
1048
945
804
576
465
416
377
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
SSW
10
N
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM1.66m
4:28AM1.59m
4:56PM1.67m
5:11AM1.52m
5:38PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.01m
10:27PM0.10m
10:42AM0.02m
11:12PM0.12m
11:22AM0.08m
11:56PM0.18m
clear
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light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:47
7:47
7:46
7:46
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5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
15
18
15
13
13
13
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