Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 259 | 481 | 941 | 1301 | 1432 | 1216 | 1162 | 1012 | 864 | 836 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 666 | 539 | 674 | 1753 | 2179 | 2309 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.37m | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:16AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.55m | 3:00PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.24m | 8:16PM0.20m | 8:21AM0.15m | 8:45PM0.10m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:15PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 481 | 941 | 1301 | 1432 | 1216 | 1162 | 1012 | 864 | 836 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 666 | 448 | 599 | 1753 | 2179 | 2309 | 2318 | 1811 | 1811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 155 | 100 | 77 | 61 | — | — | 63 | 102 | 79 | 75 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 539 | 674 | 57 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 129 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 219 | 259 | 226 | 195 | 208 | 186 | 159 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 6 | 8 | 89 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 178 | 29 | 0 |
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