Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2483
2195
2160
2078
2647
2368
2440
2574
2864
2110
1764
1514
1247
1175
769
694
769
1279
2318
2570
2857
2920
2157
2253
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
30
W
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
40
W
35
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:13PM1.46m
3:18AM1.55m
3:42PM1.46m
3:48AM1.51m
4:12PM1.42m
4:18AM1.45m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.12m
9:14PM0.24m
9:36AM0.14m
9:44PM0.26m
10:04AM0.17m
10:13PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
8
5
Temp °C
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
19
16
17
10
8
10
9
10
10
11
11
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
18
17
16
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
15
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2483
2195
2160
2078
2647
2368
2440
2574
240
297
284
235
223
936
769
694
769
1279
96
69
2308
2223
282
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
14
0.1
SE
10
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
27
10
10
189
4
141
228
209
71
69
69
124
204
218
174
512
674
125
107
144
130
232
10
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
2
10
4
10
104
68
68
38
37
83
61
60
339
334
167
80
43
33
35
69
33
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.5
W
10
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
Energy kJ
195
451
610
853
704
506
535
261
2864
2110
1764
1514
1247
1175
730
434
2318
2570
2857
2920
2157
2253
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
5
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
184
83
83
192
83
184
184
184
184
192
41
20
7
7
0
7
7
96
83
25
7
20
96
245
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
5
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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