Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1427 | 1249 | 1301 | 1641 | 1567 | 1333 | 983 | 804 | 538 | 281 | 189 | 203 | 330 | 487 | 1488 | 2095 | 2523 | 2723 | 2653 | 2436 | 2082 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.46m | 7:19AM1.21m | 7:43PM1.34m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:34PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.28m | 1:24AM0.36m | 1:19PM0.41m | 2:12AM0.46m | 2:05PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 53 | 52 | 1641 | 1567 | 1333 | 983 | 804 | 538 | 281 | 189 | 109 | 122 | 487 | 1488 | 2095 | 2523 | 2723 | 2653 | 2436 | 2082 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 50 | 33 | 41 | 80 | 79 | 98 | 92 | 88 | 172 | 142 | 203 | 330 | 104 | 179 | 176 | 151 | 121 | 119 | 103 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 54 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 123 | 128 | 116 | 182 | 185 | 111 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1427 | 1249 | 1301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 85 | 75 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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