Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 477 | 294 | 429 | 215 | 174 | 181 | 253 | 374 | 369 | 273 | 282 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 404 | 392 | 347 | 290 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.73m | 4:26AM1.56m | 4:38PM1.67m | 5:03AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.01m | 10:26AM0.11m | 10:56PM0.07m | 11:03AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 365 | 299 | 246 | 218 | 215 | 174 | 109 | 253 | 374 | 369 | 273 | 282 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 404 | 392 | 347 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 37 | 294 | 50 | 85 | 110 | 181 | 75 | 23 | 92 | 132 | 123 | 13 | 118 | 123 | — | 9 | 142 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 34 | 75 | 102 | 158 | 149 | 79 | — | — | 132 | 129 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 488 | 477 | 74 | 429 | 412 | 472 | 523 | 682 | 703 | 644 | 640 | 547 | 621 | 513 | 474 | 475 | 522 | 574 | 527 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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