Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1887 | 1622 | 1673 | 1207 | 1152 | 1135 | 967 | 850 | 769 | 698 | 541 | 583 | 1155 | 1443 | 1915 | 3275 | 3376 | 3353 | 2888 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:53PM1.71m | 3:11AM1.60m | 3:27PM1.75m | 3:44AM1.60m | 3:59PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.03m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1887 | 1622 | 1673 | 1207 | 1152 | 1135 | 967 | 850 | 769 | 698 | 541 | 583 | 1155 | 1443 | 1915 | 3275 | 3376 | 3353 | 2888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | W 12 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 41 | 45 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 78 | 206 | 130 | — | 49 | 57 | 39 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 76 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 159 | 284 | 273 | 288 | 342 | 332 | 332 | 296 | 237 | 172 | 213 | 398 | 679 | 915 | 1147 | 970 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 323 | 323 | 120 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 111 | 111 | 70 |
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