Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
254
187
355
767
1764
2295
2437
2326
2416
4222
5501
5164
4448
3922
3514
3244
3214
3166
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:48PM1.46m
7:13AM1.23m
7:37PM1.37m
8:16AM1.13m
8:46PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.33m
1:10PM0.39m
2:06AM0.41m
2:11PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
8
7
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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