Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8483
8910
8899
8899
8860
8013
6995
5454
4883
3469
2693
1982
1671
1311
919
2187
3455
4055
4342
4588
4474
3698
2938
2328
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.09m
11:48PM1.24m
12:37PM1.13m
00:41AM1.26m
1:24PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.48m
5:36PM0.58m
6:29AM0.45m
6:36PM0.55m
7:15AM0.40m
7:26PM0.50m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
20
19
17
18
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
18
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
8483
8910
8899
8899
8860
8013
6995
5454
4883
3469
2693
1982
1671
1311
724
2187
3455
4055
4342
4588
4474
3698
2938
2328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
9
97
305
919
407
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
303
137
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
31
48
52
47
45
27
242
418
448
427
354
274
205
150
160
134
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
54
54
54
57
57
63
63
63
20
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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