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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
1447 | 1725 | 3070 | 5681 | 7263 | 7200 | 6252 | 8227 | 15205 | 15435 | 16115 | 13328 | 11658 | 10065 | 9397 | 4174 | 3856 | 3484 | 5994 | 5567 | 5368 | 5277 | 5382 | 5384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:33AM1.04m | 10:24PM1.19m | 10:55AM1.10m | 11:23PM1.30m | 11:56AM1.21m | 00:12AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.56m | 4:54AM0.55m | 4:57PM0.50m | 5:52AM0.41m | 5:54PM0.41m | 6:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SE 11 |
 kJ | 363 | 273 | 233 | 168 | 116 | 73 | 55 | 61 | 42 | 85 | 52 | 51 | 4 | — | — | 4174 | 3226 | 3097 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | SSE 15 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 45 | 38 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1447 | 1725 | 3070 | 5681 | 7263 | 7200 | 6252 | 8227 | 15205 | 15435 | 16115 | 13328 | 11658 | 10065 | 9397 | 4163 | 3856 | 3484 | 5994 | 5567 | 5368 | 5277 | 5382 | 5384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 835 | 582 | 518 | 1007 | 1054 | 284 | 303 | 815 | 815 | 950 | 517 | 340 | 996 | 260 | 96 | 239 | 192 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
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