Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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1
1
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3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
10
1.8
SSW
14
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5914
5531
4681
4082
3619
2693
2489
3628
2979
2995
1745
2222
1884
1647
792
758
1184
1336
3413
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:57PM1.28m
12:51PM1.26m
1:08AM1.39m
1:47PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.54m
6:35AM0.36m
6:59PM0.41m
7:35AM0.23m
7:58PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
5
4
3
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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