Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 1025 | 945 | 1012 | 995 | 794 | 579 | 524 | 1172 | 959 | 964 | 918 | 918 | 918 | 804 | 748 | 648 | 635 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.67m | 3:49AM1.53m | 3:57PM1.61m | 4:18AM1.48m | 4:26PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.05m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.22m | 10:41PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1042 | 1025 | 945 | 1012 | 995 | 794 | 579 | 524 | 9 | 959 | 964 | 918 | 918 | 918 | 804 | 748 | 648 | 635 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 37 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 78 | 193 | 269 | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 85 | 96 | 47 | 85 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 85 | 91 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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