Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 521 | 598 | 569 | 466 | 1027 | 1197 | 1201 | 1236 | 1974 | 1830 | 1909 | 1674 | 1622 | 1345 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 859 | 540 | 377 | 658 | 2457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:57AM0.98m | 00:08AM1.06m | 1:01PM1.10m | 1:04AM1.17m | 1:39PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.65m | 6:09PM0.70m | 6:49AM0.55m | 7:10PM0.59m | 7:30AM0.44m | 7:47PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 370 | 521 | 598 | 569 | 466 | 11 | 1197 | 1201 | 1236 | 1974 | 1830 | 1909 | 1674 | 1622 | 1345 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 859 | 540 | 377 | 486 | 2457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 291 | 286 | 216 | 176 | 97 | 11 | 65 | 148 | 334 | 985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 70 | 300 | 376 | 658 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | W 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 118 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 342 | 297 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 25 | 57 | 1027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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