Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 400 | 424 | 379 | 442 | 435 | 315 | 304 | 298 | 254 | 220 | 162 | 159 | 132 | 106 | 236 | 247 | 481 | 1093 | 1525 | 1402 | 1349 | 1180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.24m | 1:13AM1.26m | 1:34PM1.38m | 1:45AM1.37m | 2:02PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.47m | 7:19PM0.46m | 7:25AM0.35m | 7:48PM0.33m | 7:53AM0.24m | 8:16PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 176 | 400 | 424 | 379 | 442 | 435 | 315 | 304 | 298 | 254 | 220 | 162 | 159 | 132 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 481 | 1093 | 1525 | 1402 | 1349 | 1180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 9 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 59 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 40 | 7 | 59 | 157 | 100 | 64 | — | — | 57 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 19 | 91 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 95 | 85 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 80 | 203 | 236 | 247 | 271 | 244 | 244 | 286 | 211 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 54 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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