Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2254 | 1928 | 1381 | 1271 | 1249 | 1255 | 855 | 773 | 2181 | 2002 | 1807 | 1597 | 1211 | 964 | 850 | 822 | 683 | 568 | 497 | 488 | 380 | 436 | 485 | 637 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.40m | 3:55AM1.41m | 4:24PM1.43m | 4:28AM1.41m | 4:58PM1.44m | 5:01AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.23m | 9:56PM0.34m | 10:12AM0.21m | 10:29PM0.33m | 10:42AM0.21m | 11:03PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2254 | 1928 | 1381 | 1271 | 1249 | 1255 | 855 | 773 | 2181 | 2002 | 1807 | 1597 | 1211 | 964 | 850 | 822 | 683 | 568 | 497 | 488 | 380 | 418 | 326 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 131 | 105 | 75 | 2 | 66 | 309 | 515 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 98 | 84 | 86 | 69 | 73 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | ESE 9 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 156 | 189 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 8 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 170 | 150 | 69 | 124 | 114 | 120 | 200 | 260 | 436 | 485 | 637 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 41 | 25 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 41 | 7 |
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