Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (16 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
607
756
754
754
685
458
1067
1042
1269
1697
2218
1565
1657
2881
2959
2801
2474
1912
1668
1417
1607
1225
1083
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:24PM1.59m
4:39AM1.57m
5:12PM1.58m
5:28AM1.49m
6:02PM1.54m
6:19AM1.38m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.03m
10:34PM0.15m
10:57AM0.07m
11:26PM0.19m
11:44AM0.14m
00:19AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
555
607
756
754
754
685
453
1067
1042
1269
1697
2218
1565
1657
2881
2959
2801
2474
1912
1668
1417
1607
1225
1083
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
13
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
1.2
SW
14
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
16
14
16
7
164
268
458
2
96
57
96
209
1336
1286
560
5
10
614
5
15
175
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
7
8
6
5
12
12
11
5
5
5
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
1.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
82
65
58
58
56
63
63
56
47
54
66
55
37
26
17
14
9
7
6
5
12
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
63
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
114
0
0
7
29
0
0
246
64
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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