Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2677
2382
2254
1928
1476
1358
1249
1169
792
773
2089
2002
1807
1657
1606
1026
1344
747
734
614
497
440
418
424
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:51PM1.40m
3:55AM1.41m
4:24PM1.43m
4:28AM1.41m
4:58PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.23m
9:56PM0.34m
10:12AM0.21m
10:29PM0.33m
10:42AM0.21m
11:03PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
8
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
2677
2382
2254
1928
1476
1358
1249
1169
792
773
2089
2002
1807
1657
1606
1026
1344
747
734
614
497
440
418
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
134
134
99
131
79
73
69
60
309
515
6
12
6
6
7
7
15
8
14
13
169
113
84
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
6
156
235
6
5
25
18
42
41
35
30
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.1
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
145
152
147
141
204
279
52
128
204
226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
54
25
85
41
25
33
33
25
33
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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