Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2326 | 2416 | 3324 | 5721 | 4901 | 4119 | 3556 | 3383 | 3368 | 3497 | 3563 | 3370 | 3674 | 4005 | 4362 | 4746 | 5020 | 4684 | 4183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:46PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2326 | 2416 | 3324 | 19 | 4901 | 4119 | 3556 | 3383 | 3368 | 3497 | 3563 | 3370 | 3674 | 4005 | 4362 | 4746 | 5020 | 4684 | 4183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 47 | — | 7 | — | 68 | 68 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 98 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 514 | 586 | 412 | 5721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 16 | 66 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 83 | 86 | 110 | 47 | 20 | 245 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 7 |
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