Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 884 | 804 | 626 | 509 | 456 | 240 | 282 | 307 | 424 | 424 | 387 | 392 | 907 | 465 | 606 | 1077 | 1059 | 894 | 640 | 819 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.64m | 5:53AM1.43m | 6:19PM1.57m | 6:35AM1.32m | 7:00PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.08m | 11:56PM0.18m | 12:00PM0.17m | 00:39AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 884 | 804 | 626 | 509 | 456 | 240 | 275 | 307 | 424 | 424 | 387 | 241 | 907 | 465 | 361 | 149 | 146 | 894 | 640 | 819 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 33 | 55 | 85 | 163 | 282 | 221 | 146 | 295 | 305 | 392 | 216 | 233 | 194 | 110 | 68 | 106 | 72 | 151 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 42 | 130 | 187 | 112 | 191 | 156 | 123 | 2 | 27 | 55 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 69 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 403 | 606 | 1077 | 1059 | 836 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 7 | 0 |
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