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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 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
18.8° 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: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11550 | 11048 | 9811 | 8263 | 7879 | 8130 | 7811 | 6752 | 5550 | 4650 | 3853 | 2723 | 2258 | 1657 | 2028 | 1951 | 1734 | 1952 | 1054 | 1136 | 636 | 976 | 971 | 839 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 1.39 | 5:10AM 1.42 | 5:31PM 1.30 | 5:38AM 1.30 | 6:03PM 1.20 | 6:11AM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 0.31 | 11:22AM 0.30 | 11:29PM 0.41 | 11:51AM 0.40 | 12:00AM 0.52 | 12:27PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
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