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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
1299 | 1116 | 965 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 648 | 551 | 440 | 440 | 743 | 863 | 837 | 837 | 850 | 889 | 1057 | 1014 | 990 | 796 | 630 | 769 | 982 | 1248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.57m | 3:10AM1.72m | 3:43PM1.59m | 3:56AM1.68m | 4:28PM1.56m | 4:43AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM-0.02m | 9:00PM0.11m | 9:32AM-0.03m | 9:46PM0.11m | 10:17AM0.01m | 10:35PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1299 | 1116 | 965 | 928 | 799 | 700 | 648 | 551 | 440 | 338 | 743 | 863 | 837 | 837 | 850 | 889 | 1057 | 1014 | 990 | 284 | 630 | 640 | 659 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 830 | 711 | 625 | 614 | 615 | 483 | 403 | 403 | 338 | 440 | 337 | 131 | 130 | 41 | 42 | 71 | 57 | 117 | 149 | 796 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 223 | 119 | 125 | 18 | 100 | 125 | 85 | 85 | 144 | 104 | 47 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 148 | 218 | 616 | 769 | 982 | 1248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 245 | 245 |
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