Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1355 | 1194 | 1082 | 1045 | 927 | 1008 | 1130 | 1317 | 1562 | 2073 | 2483 | 2873 | 3208 | 3890 | 4056 | 4124 | 3963 | 3809 | 3609 | 3471 | 3122 | 2795 | 2494 | 1726 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.52m | 5:03PM1.65m | 5:22AM1.46m | 5:38PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.36m | 6:18PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.12m | 11:22AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1355 | 1194 | 1082 | 1045 | 927 | 1008 | 1130 | 1317 | 1562 | 2073 | 2483 | 2873 | 3208 | 3890 | 4056 | 4124 | 3963 | 3809 | 3609 | 3471 | 3122 | 2795 | 2494 | 1726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 158 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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