Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 135 | 121 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 192 | 322 | 380 | 361 | 325 | 366 | 249 | 238 | 191 | 177 | 131 | 131 | 94 | 100 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.71m | 2:54AM1.59m | 3:04PM1.74m | 3:32AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.14m | 8:47PM-0.01m | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:23PM-0.04m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:01PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 165 | 135 | 121 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 192 | 322 | 380 | 361 | 325 | 366 | 249 | 238 | 79 | 53 | 131 | 131 | 94 | 100 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | S 4 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 67 | 191 | 177 | 44 | 41 | 92 | 83 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 55 | 40 | 41 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 42 | — | 24 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 103 | 80 | 45 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 323 | 323 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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