Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1579 | 1308 | 1269 | 1077 | 996 | 891 | 796 | 760 | 656 | 580 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 428 | 486 | 1862 | 2278 | 2074 | 1912 | 1848 | 1374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.17m | 11:59AM1.38m | 00:33AM1.26m | 12:45PM1.47m | 1:16AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.43m | 5:42AM0.43m | 6:31PM0.32m | 6:35AM0.36m | 7:13PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | 7:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1579 | 1308 | 1269 | 1077 | 996 | 891 | 796 | 760 | 656 | 580 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 428 | 486 | 428 | 421 | 407 | 393 | 373 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 112 | 206 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 16 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 127 | 1862 | 2278 | 2074 | 1912 | 1848 | 1374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 91 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 96 | 96 | 109 | 96 | 85 | 25 | 52 |
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