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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6060 | 5518 | 10257 | 9408 | 8260 | 7207 | 5845 | 4955 | 4222 | 3614 | 3054 | 2417 | 2207 | 1912 | 1853 | 1799 | 1783 | 2126 | 1635 | 1578 | 991 | 1931 | 1502 | 2633 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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