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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7879 | 8130 | 8107 | 7021 | 5550 | 4650 | 4045 | 3028 | 2258 | 1657 | 2028 | 1980 | 1736 | 1952 | 1054 | 1136 | 636 | 976 | 852 | 839 | 681 | 628 | 563 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 1.42 | 5:31PM 1.30 | 5:38AM 1.30 | 6:03PM 1.20 | 6:11AM 1.19 | 6:45PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 0.30 | 11:29PM 0.41 | 11:51AM 0.40 | 12:00AM 0.52 | 12:27PM 0.51 | 12:40AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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