Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 398 | 1134 | 1220 | 457 | 355 | 636 | 1316 | 1657 | 1732 | 1498 | 1250 | 970 | 809 | 549 | 281 | 163 | 203 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.57m | 6:35AM1.32m | 7:00PM1.46m | 7:19AM1.21m | 7:43PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.28m | 1:24AM0.36m | 1:19PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 305 | 398 | 141 | 156 | 457 | 355 | 197 | 41 | 41 | 1732 | 1498 | 1250 | 970 | 809 | 549 | 281 | 157 | 203 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 195 | 122 | 123 | 119 | 153 | 82 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 41 | 79 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 88 | 125 | 163 | 90 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 98 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 68 | 47 | 147 | 126 | 145 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 455 | 338 | 1134 | 1220 | 281 | 346 | 636 | 1316 | 1657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 117 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 85 | 75 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 7 |
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