Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1647 | 1551 | 1317 | 964 | 850 | 747 | 683 | 710 | 497 | 570 | 669 | 428 | 424 | 464 | 573 | 655 | 429 | 375 | 327 | 308 | 228 | 196 | 209 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.43m | 4:28AM1.41m | 4:58PM1.44m | 5:01AM1.38m | 5:31PM1.44m | 5:35AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.33m | 10:42AM0.21m | 11:03PM0.34m | 11:13AM0.22m | 11:38PM0.35m | 11:44AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1647 | 1551 | 1317 | 964 | 850 | 747 | 683 | 710 | 497 | 448 | 331 | 241 | 308 | 363 | 316 | 192 | 208 | 226 | 298 | 151 | 194 | 196 | 351 | 335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | WSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 70 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 101 | 326 | 424 | 76 | 162 | 217 | 164 | 188 | 170 | 106 | 154 | 64 | 165 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 35 | 50 | 125 | 68 | 46 | 30 | 38 | 120 | 59 | 119 | 84 | 108 | 75 | 71 | 254 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 60 | 164 | 162 | 31 | 105 | 188 | 310 | 570 | 669 | 428 | 178 | 464 | 573 | 655 | 429 | 375 | 327 | 308 | 228 | 196 | 209 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 85 | 261 | 192 | 184 | 83 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 141 | 83 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
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