Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 1151 | 1346 | 1595 | 1813 | 1837 | 1596 | 1274 | 1068 | 878 | 732 | 560 | 573 | 520 | 265 | 196 | 229 | 268 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.33m | 1:19PM1.52m | 1:43AM1.44m | 1:53PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.31m | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:40PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.21m | 8:13PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1092 | 1151 | 1346 | 1595 | 1813 | 1837 | 1596 | 1274 | 1068 | 878 | 732 | 560 | 573 | 520 | 265 | 196 | 229 | 268 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 329 | 272 | 178 | 138 | 102 | 98 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 38 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 440 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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