Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 94 | 176 | 169 | 284 | 412 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 742 | 1123 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1622 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.47m | 2:17PM1.61m | 2:34AM1.56m | 2:53PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.22m | 8:07AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 200 | 94 | 176 | 151 | 284 | 412 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 647 | 742 | 782 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1622 | 1597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 59 | 169 | 66 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 394 | 1123 | 698 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | W 11 | WSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 94 | 144 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 106 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 |
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