Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1909 | 1674 | 1622 | 1345 | 1280 | 1177 | 1062 | 993 | 891 | 470 | 517 | 799 | 2293 | 2598 | 2862 | 2903 | 2801 | 2161 | 2271 | 1629 | 1411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.10m | 1:04AM1.17m | 1:39PM1.22m | 1:42AM1.28m | 2:10PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.59m | 7:30AM0.44m | 7:47PM0.48m | 8:01AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1909 | 1674 | 1622 | 1345 | 1280 | 1177 | 1062 | 993 | 891 | 470 | 517 | 540 | 2293 | 2598 | 2862 | 2903 | 2801 | 2161 | 2271 | 1629 | 1411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 168 | 389 | 307 | 799 | 160 | 121 | — | 151 | 248 | 226 | 272 | 514 | 515 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 246 | 463 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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