Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1053 | 1395 | 1697 | 1569 | 1670 | 2228 | 1427 | 1336 | 1234 | 1058 | 963 | 930 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 1109 | 1006 | 903 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.31m | 6:20AM1.17m | 6:32PM1.17m | 7:03AM1.04m | 7:21PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.43m | 12:16PM0.52m | 00:49AM0.55m | 12:56PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1053 | 1395 | 1697 | 1569 | 1670 | 2228 | 1427 | 1336 | 1234 | 1058 | 963 | 930 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 898 | 1109 | 1006 | 903 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 799 | 673 | 334 | 339 | 144 | 180 | 9 | 50 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 214 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | — | S 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 75 | — | 106 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 212 | 253 | 322 | 200 | 255 | 9 | 170 | 127 | 149 | 120 | 115 | 133 | 125 | 138 | 175 | 218 | 258 | 247 | 246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 269 | 269 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 797 | 863 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 114 | 3812 | 120 | 70 |
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