Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.4
SW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
299
351
430
647
742
1123
1602
2457
2250
1915
1699
1756
1383
1709
1591
830
816
722
625
446
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17PM1.61m
2:34AM1.56m
2:53PM1.71m
3:11AM1.60m
3:27PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.13m
8:34PM0.10m
8:43AM0.06m
9:10PM0.03m
9:17AM0.02m
9:44PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
17
15
14
14
15
13
14
15
14
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
11
9
10
11
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