Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

17.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2305	2445	2121	2313	2031	1622	1622	1250	1022	864	782	373	1240	876	923	902	902	843	770	718	626	512	513	1042
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:53AM1.51m					5:08PM1.53m				5:41AM1.41m				5:59PM1.38m				6:39AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m
Low Tide				10:57AM0.21m					11:27PM0.18m				11:48AM0.32m				00:19AM0.31m				12:52PM0.45m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	18	22	21	22	20	18	17	17	18	21	20	20	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	12	15	19	17	18	18	17	16	16	18	19	18	18	17	16	17	16	17	16	17	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13
kJ	2305	2445	2121	2313	2031	1622	1622	1250	1022	864	782	331	1240	876	923	902	902	843	770	718	626	512	513	1042
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SW 16	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 11	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 13	SW 14	W 12
kJ	36	37	47	10	14	25	5	41	79	80	82	373	152	131	127	87	63	63	76	48	69	215	363	290
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	E 13	—	SE 10	—	ESE 11	S 5	W 12	W 12	SW 15	WSW 15	SE 10	SSW 12	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	E 8	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 10	ESE 10
kJ	9	6	3	—	4	—	24	2	3	3	113	279	73	199	25	64	82	79	52	12	32	67	79	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	E 3	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 9	—	—	—	S 6	—	SE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5
kJ	72	72	5	58	63	53	31	84	—	—	—	1	—	76	98	—	—	—	17	25	34	54	82	74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Noordhoek Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	54	105	260	0	0	0	0	245	260	260	0	0	0	0	0	245	323	323	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	Voelklip	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay			Hawston	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point				Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Pringle Bay	Voelklip				De Kelders	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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