Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5612 | 4901 | 4119 | 3672 | 3502 | 3368 | 3368 | 3425 | 3370 | 3518 | 4005 | 4362 | 4746 | 5020 | 4493 | 4183 | 3555 | 3050 | 2412 | 2614 | 3743 | 5246 | 5528 | 4988 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:46PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | 11:33AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | 5:11AM0.46m | 5:37PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5612 | 4901 | 4119 | 3672 | 3502 | 3368 | 3368 | 3425 | 3370 | 3518 | 4005 | 4362 | 4746 | 5020 | 4493 | 4183 | 3555 | 3050 | 2412 | 2614 | 3743 | 5246 | 5528 | 4988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 47 | — | 7 | 48 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 52 | 47 | 20 | 114 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 52 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 106 | 264 | 260 |
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