Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2507 | 2233 | 2196 | 1978 | 1866 | 1742 | 1665 | 1818 | 2457 | 3532 | 3963 | 3732 | 3165 | 2577 | 2107 | 1830 | 1605 | 1291 | 1214 | 536 | 478 | 435 | 496 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.13m | 7:25PM1.19m | 7:59AM1.02m | 8:25PM1.07m | 9:40AM0.94m | 10:21PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.45m | 1:02PM0.53m | 1:50AM0.57m | 1:49PM0.65m | 3:11AM0.66m | 3:40PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2507 | 2233 | 2196 | 1978 | 1866 | 1742 | 1665 | 1818 | 2457 | 3532 | 3963 | 3732 | 3165 | 2577 | 2107 | 1830 | 1605 | 1291 | 1214 | 536 | 478 | 387 | 496 | 460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 436 | 435 | 435 | 419 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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