Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
2.5
WNW
7
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
11
2.1
SW
18
4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1006
1089
1358
1471
1429
1408
1387
1288
797
1147
991
1067
1077
940
992
819
736
494
629
849
849
2162
3001
8947
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
NE
0
N
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:11AM1.16m
8:44PM1.33m
9:18AM1.09m
9:45PM1.27m
10:31AM1.07m
10:49PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.43m
3:20AM0.47m
3:15PM0.52m
4:29AM0.49m
4:26PM0.57m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
7
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
13
13
12
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
13
13
12
12
9
10
9
9
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
4
SW
18
Energy kJ
1006
1089
1358
1471
1429
1408
1387
1288
797
1147
991
1067
1077
940
992
819
736
494
473
849
839
2162
1832
8947
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
1
SW
15
0.2
E
8
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.2
WSW
23
0.6
SW
22
1.2
SW
20
2.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
90
33
10
5
16
20
11
7
415
5
184
110
24
48
43
220
226
412
262
51
290
1081
3001
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.2
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
9
9
4
5
5
5
2
6
3
6
28
18
13
13
6
6
6
2
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
12
11
10
56
107
134
187
383
629
570
849
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
5
7
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
25
25
25
25
25
25
70
83
184
83
91
91
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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