Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1575 | 1398 | 1049 | 1018 | 1613 | 1788 | 1503 | 1523 | 1474 | 1549 | 1842 | 2758 | 4732 | 4507 | 3785 | 3198 | 2432 | 2102 | 1447 | 1138 | 939 | 753 | 617 | 297 | 286 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.35m | 1:24PM1.53m | 1:53AM1.41m | 1:58PM1.56m | 2:26AM1.46m | 2:31PM1.57m | 2:57AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.30m | 7:49PM0.16m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:21PM0.12m | 8:27AM0.24m | 8:51PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 433 | 425 | 471 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 1503 | 1523 | 1474 | 1549 | 1842 | 2758 | 4732 | 4507 | 3785 | 3198 | 2432 | 2102 | 1447 | 1138 | 939 | 753 | 617 | 297 | 286 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 89 | 201 | 508 | 17 | 16 | 373 | 268 | 198 | 162 | 132 | 705 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 268 | 198 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 9 | SSW 18 | W 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 102 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1575 | 1398 | 1049 | 1018 | 1613 | 1788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 69 | 138 | 253 | 363 | 290 | 232 | 239 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 33 | 86 | 376 | 375 | 91 | 57 | 120 | 63 | 54 | 260 | 1175 | 340 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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