Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1437 | 1401 | 1264 | 1204 | 1193 | 1313 | 1255 | 1149 | 1058 | 980 | 826 | 826 | 813 | 614 | 554 | 1267 | 1204 | 731 | 691 | 1306 | 1556 | 1653 | 1831 | 1894 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.26m | 6:30PM1.29m | 6:35AM1.20m | 7:18PM1.27m | 7:29AM1.14m | 8:13PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.46m | 12:06PM0.36m | 00:37AM0.50m | 12:47PM0.40m | 1:30AM0.53m | 1:37PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1437 | 1401 | 1264 | 1204 | 1193 | 1313 | 1255 | 1149 | 1058 | 980 | 826 | 826 | 813 | 614 | 554 | 1267 | 1204 | 731 | 691 | 1306 | 1556 | 1653 | 1831 | 1894 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 169 | 138 | 132 | 229 | 314 | 357 | 573 | 479 | 465 | 414 | 377 | 304 | 359 | 478 | 337 | 227 | 323 | 323 | 166 | 171 | 169 | 157 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 49 | 98 | 208 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 63 | 10 | — | 21 | — | — | 57 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 160 | 160 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 31 | 45 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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