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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 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
15.2° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 546 | 399 | 339 | 225 | 160 | 135 | 141 | 509 | 542 | 493 | 603 | 979 | 1704 | 1913 | 1866 | 1555 | 1071 | 901 | 1009 | 1048 | 602 | 531 | 816 | 658 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:43PM 1.09 | 11:25AM 1.12 | 12:14AM 1.22 | 12:40PM 1.22 | 1:07AM 1.37 | 1:28PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 0.60 | 5:54PM 0.50 | 6:38AM 0.46 | 6:55PM 0.38 | 7:28AM 0.32 | 7:37PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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