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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | |
224 | 195 | 160 | 138 | 154 | 223 | 485 | 377 | 467 | 682 | 1585 | 1765 | 2604 | 1659 | 1096 | 1294 | 1360 | 1379 | 1377 | 1405 | 1520 | 1708 | 2128 | 3041 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.28m | 12:13PM1.19m | 00:33AM1.38m | 1:02PM1.27m | 1:13AM1.46m | 1:40PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:18PM0.42m | 7:01AM0.32m | 7:04PM0.35m | 7:39AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
 kJ | 28 | 29 | 160 | 125 | 107 | 81 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 95 | 144 | 376 | 6 | 756 | 1096 | 1160 | 1360 | 1379 | 1377 | 1405 | 1520 | 1708 | 2128 | 3041 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | NW 12 | E 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 34 | 38 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 855 | 1294 | 993 | 726 | 565 | 490 | 416 | 370 | 370 | 328 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 365 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 224 | 195 | 117 | 138 | 154 | 223 | 485 | 377 | 467 | 682 | 1585 | 1765 | 2604 | 1659 | — | 661 | — | — | 712 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 83 | 260 | 91 | 518 | 834 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 1552 | 246 | 91 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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