Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Evening (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
6
1.8
W
6
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.6
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.4
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.3
W
7
2.2
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
10
2.2
S
11
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
195
160
138
154
223
485
377
467
682
1585
1765
2604
1659
1096
1294
1360
1379
1377
1405
1520
1708
2128
3041
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40PM1.28m
12:13PM1.19m
00:33AM1.38m
1:02PM1.27m
1:13AM1.46m
1:40PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.50m
6:13AM0.43m
6:18PM0.42m
7:01AM0.32m
7:04PM0.35m
7:39AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
1
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
15
15
14
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
16
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
8
8
7
4
7
6
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.2
E
9
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
13
Energy kJ
28
29
160
125
107
81
55
55
54
95
144
376
6
756
1096
1160
1360
1379
1377
1405
1520
1708
2128
3041
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
WSW
6
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
NW
12
0.2
E
9
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
6
23
31
19
34
38
22
42
41
39
37
6
6
7
855
1294
993
726
565
490
416
370
370
328
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
21
41
18
16
6
8
8
9
7
6
365
8
9
8
8
2
9
17
18
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.5
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.4
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.3
W
7
2.2
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
224
195
117
138
154
223
485
377
467
682
1585
1765
2604
1659
661
712
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
96
33
25
25
25
25
83
260
91
518
834
246
246
246
246
1552
246
91
63
63
63
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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