Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1857 | 1710 | 1494 | 1886 | 1904 | 1632 | 1750 | 1475 | 1423 | 1510 | 1207 | 1077 | 1042 | 1025 | 945 | 1092 | 1074 | 882 | 589 | 1719 | 1513 | 1239 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.69m | 3:19AM1.55m | 3:27PM1.67m | 3:49AM1.53m | 3:57PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.11m | 9:16PM0.03m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.05m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1857 | 1710 | 1494 | 1886 | 1904 | 1632 | 1750 | 1475 | 1423 | 1510 | 1207 | 1077 | 1042 | 1025 | 945 | 1092 | 1074 | 882 | 589 | 10 | 9 | 1239 | 961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 872 | 569 | 425 | 966 | 581 | 499 | 294 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 5 | W 12 | E 6 | — | E 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 204 | 225 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | — | 47 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 20 | 167 | 344 | 1719 | 1513 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 83 | 96 | 85 | 75 | 54 |
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