Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2801 | 2267 | 2050 | 1495 | 1362 | 950 | 824 | 722 | 653 | 540 | 550 | 563 | 550 | 705 | 805 | 786 | 433 | 426 | 433 | 628 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.35m | 2:15AM1.38m | 2:38PM1.46m | 2:45AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.23m | 8:48PM0.26m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2801 | 2267 | 2050 | 1495 | 1362 | 950 | 824 | 722 | 578 | 504 | 550 | 563 | 550 | 705 | 805 | 786 | 433 | 426 | 433 | 628 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 248 | 226 | 272 | 796 | 373 | 377 | 306 | 361 | 653 | 383 | 355 | 283 | 210 | 274 | 224 | 193 | 336 | 324 | 270 | 130 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 288 | 452 | 259 | 540 | 435 | 335 | 314 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 108 | 108 | 143 | 80 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 4 | 83 | 99 | 275 | 347 | 411 | 491 | 516 | 452 | 348 | 684 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
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