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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 612 | 537 | 838 | 979 | 1137 | 1009 | 1000 | 75 | 43 | 548 | 450 | 336 | 249 | 226 | 61 | 150 | 203 | 177 | 136 | 165 | 198 | 512 | 1147 | 2528 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:39AM 1.22 | 7:56PM 1.10 | 8:50AM 1.23 | 9:22PM 1.09 | 10:02AM 1.29 | 10:44PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:55PM 0.57 | 2:08AM 0.49 | 3:19PM 0.54 | 3:25AM 0.50 | 4:37PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
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