Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 435 | 357 | 344 | 298 | 254 | 254 | 162 | 156 | 132 | 106 | 102 | 217 | 481 | 941 | 1301 | 1362 | 1216 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.26m | 1:34PM1.38m | 1:45AM1.37m | 2:02PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.46m | 7:25AM0.35m | 7:48PM0.33m | 7:53AM0.24m | 8:16PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 442 | 435 | 357 | 344 | 298 | 254 | 254 | 162 | 156 | 132 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 481 | 941 | 1301 | 1362 | 1216 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 9 | S 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 155 | 100 | 64 | 57 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 85 | 146 | 172 | 217 | 233 | 215 | 215 | 245 | 183 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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