Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3375 | 2919 | 2742 | 2667 | 2630 | 2284 | 2020 | 1708 | 1568 | 1346 | 1261 | 1162 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1083 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:34AM1.36m | 3:04PM1.40m | 3:07AM1.42m | 3:34PM1.47m | 3:39AM1.46m | 4:04PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.25m | 9:10PM0.33m | 9:24AM0.18m | 9:41PM0.27m | 9:52AM0.14m | 10:12PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3375 | 2919 | 2742 | 2667 | 2630 | 2284 | 2020 | 1708 | 1568 | 1346 | 1261 | 1162 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1083 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 683 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 41 | 39 | 28 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 382 | 398 | 259 | 236 | 248 | 245 | 254 | 245 | 257 | 257 | 220 | 187 | 168 | 163 | 137 | 166 | 199 | 226 | 191 | 147 | 140 | 163 | 237 | 291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 64 | 7 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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