Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
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0
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2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SE
8
1.5
S
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3169
2837
2528
2345
1726
1504
1301
1012
923
1760
1664
1627
1994
2140
1933
1615
1308
1168
305
931
842
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:18PM1.46m
6:46AM1.24m
7:09PM1.32m
7:52AM1.12m
8:28PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.29m
00:39AM0.31m
12:45PM0.42m
1:37AM0.44m
1:53PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
9
9
9
10
6
5
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
7
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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