Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1504 | 1189 | 1012 | 853 | 1867 | 1586 | 1660 | 1842 | 1988 | 1884 | 1556 | 993 | 1151 | 919 | 234 | 776 | 776 | 664 | 235 | 250 | 263 | 223 | 271 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.32m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:28PM1.19m | 9:44AM1.06m | 10:28PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:45PM0.42m | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.55m | 3:13AM0.54m | 3:56PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1504 | 1189 | 1012 | 853 | 543 | 426 | 339 | 322 | 260 | 242 | 193 | 383 | 102 | 93 | 234 | 101 | 91 | 140 | 235 | 250 | 263 | 223 | 205 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 220 | 305 | 235 | 146 | — | — | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | — | 148 | 18 | 36 | 93 | 57 | 86 | 90 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 271 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 96 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 58 | 57 | 9 | 100 | — | 17 | 7 | 62 | 38 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 351 | 1867 | 1586 | 1660 | 1842 | 1988 | 1884 | 1556 | 993 | 1151 | 919 | 554 | 776 | 776 | 664 | 542 | 522 | 530 | 525 | 525 | 656 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 245 | 931 | 271 | 931 | 985 | 1520 | 1400 | 1387 | 3813 | 2672 | 120 | 120 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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