Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	5	!	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2761	4110	4314	3898	3264	2837	2381	1942	1671	1439	1451	1488	1389	1034	945	804	626	509	456	408	307	486	739	850
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:14PM1.66m				4:28AM1.59m				4:56PM1.67m					5:11AM1.52m				5:38PM1.64m				5:53AM1.43m
Low Tide			10:27PM0.10m				10:42AM0.02m					11:12PM0.12m				11:22AM0.08m				11:56PM0.18m				12:00PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—
	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17
Feels °C	13	13	14	14	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10
kJ	2761	4110	4314	3898	3264	2837	2381	1942	1671	1439	1451	1488	1389	1034	945	804	626	509	456	408	307	486	739	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	275	17	17	18	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	9	9	33	55	85	109	229	177	184	250
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 11	S 11
kJ	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	9	9	40	36	76	112	82
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	850
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	85	0	7	0	7	7	7	25	7	25	7	7	7	7	0	25	7	7	7	7	7	7	25	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg		Kleinmond	Bettys Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Kleinmond	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)		5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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