Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

14.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	W 6	WNW 6	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	215	174	181	253	374	369	273	282	525	447	440	404	392	347	290	286	241	227	178	335	352	142	140
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					4:38PM1.67m					5:03AM1.49m				5:17PM1.56m				5:44AM1.38m				6:01PM1.42m
Low Tide			10:26AM0.11m				10:56PM0.07m					11:03AM0.19m				11:35PM0.18m				11:46AM0.31m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	18	21	18	15	13	12	13	17	24	29	27	24	24	26	20	19	23	20	16	16	16
Feels °C	6	5	10	13	10	8	6	6	8	12	20	25	24	20	20	22	16	15	20	16	11	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	215	174	109	253	374	369	273	232	525	447	440	404	392	347	615	578	494	480	411	176	146	142	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 12	WSW 11	SSE 9	SW 16	SW 13	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	SE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 11	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	85	158	181	75	23	165	132	282	13	115	123	—	—	167	290	286	241	227	178	121	144	106	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	E 10	ESE 10	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	102	151	181	79	—	—	132	129	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	232	192	8	33	—	97	77	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	NE 3	NW 3	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5
kJ	400	501	508	586	703	644	640	439	554	490	426	501	590	665	9	2	12	68	61	335	352	119	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Haardebaai Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	63	63	57	57	63	63	70	7	7	0	0	0	7	0	20	20	25	25	25	109	85	52	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		Voelklip	Koeel Bay	Voelklip	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Struisbaai	Cape Infanta	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai		Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	3		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Anael France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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