Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.1
SW
13
2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
W
7
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1647
1551
1317
964
850
747
683
710
497
570
669
428
424
464
573
655
429
375
327
308
228
196
209
254
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
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-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:24PM1.43m
4:28AM1.41m
4:58PM1.44m
5:01AM1.38m
5:31PM1.44m
5:35AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.33m
10:42AM0.21m
11:03PM0.34m
11:13AM0.22m
11:38PM0.35m
11:44AM0.25m
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
18
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
Energy kJ
1647
1551
1317
964
850
747
683
710
497
448
331
241
308
363
316
192
208
226
298
151
194
196
351
335
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
7
0.3
WSW
15
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
9
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SW
9
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WSW
8
Energy kJ
10
10
7
7
7
98
70
42
42
68
101
326
424
76
162
217
164
188
170
106
154
64
165
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.8
SW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
5
25
18
33
41
35
50
125
68
46
30
38
120
59
119
84
108
75
71
254
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.9
WNW
4
1.4
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.6
NW
6
2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
W
7
1.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
60
164
162
31
105
188
310
570
669
428
178
464
573
655
429
375
327
308
228
196
209
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
25
25
25
41
25
25
85
261
192
184
83
25
20
7
141
83
25
20
20
7
7
7
7
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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