Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
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)
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
967
1451
1688
2491
3468
3315
3010
1536
2209
1876
2440
2747
1682
1777
2001
1888
1398
1313
1130
1034
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM1.45m
5:47AM1.29m
5:58PM1.31m
6:20AM1.17m
6:32PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.28m
11:43PM0.30m
11:46AM0.40m
00:12AM0.43m
12:16PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:34
6:35
 mm
2
9
3
Temp °C
17
18
18
15
13
12
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
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