Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 104 | 303 | 817 | 1303 | 2856 | 2305 | 2445 | 2121 | 2313 | 2311 | 1830 | 1622 | 1338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.72m | 4:11AM1.57m | 4:23PM1.65m | 4:53AM1.51m | 5:08PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM-0.01m | 10:13AM0.13m | 10:42PM0.06m | 10:57AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 104 | 222 | 328 | 1303 | 2856 | 2305 | 2445 | 2121 | 2313 | 2311 | 1830 | 1622 | 1338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 303 | 817 | 668 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 41 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 39 | 169 | 33 | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 74 | 58 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 112 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 303 | 7 | 0 |
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