Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.4°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
!
1
1
!
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2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2528
2345
1753
1504
1189
1012
853
1640
1496
1414
1670
1988
1702
1522
1337
1018
919
515
818
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:18PM1.46m
6:46AM1.24m
7:09PM1.32m
7:52AM1.12m
8:28PM1.19m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.31m
12:45PM0.42m
1:37AM0.44m
1:53PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
9
10
9
5
8
7
6
5
4
5
6
6
7
6
6
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