Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1470 | 1358 | 1013 | 878 | 878 | 952 | 889 | 1092 | 1264 | 1264 | 1713 | 3661 | 8910 | 8749 | 7471 | 5605 | 4823 | 4370 | 3944 | 3278 | 1516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.14m | 10:46AM1.00m | 11:05PM1.11m | 12:12PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.54m | 3:08PM0.63m | 4:32AM0.58m | 4:43PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.56m | 6:16PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1470 | 1358 | 1013 | 878 | 878 | 952 | 889 | 1092 | 1264 | 1264 | 1713 | 1891 | 8910 | 8749 | 7471 | 5605 | 4823 | 4370 | 3944 | 3278 | 1243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 94 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 163 | 198 | 513 | 432 | 273 | 311 | 66 | 42 | 172 | 959 | 3661 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 1516 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SW 23 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 73 | 73 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 31 | — | 20 | 39 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 51 | 37 | 56 | 85 | 145 | 335 | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 184 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 7 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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