Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3218	2842	2860	3078	2103	2354	3068	2938	2817	2532	2394	2231	1836	2079	2086	1029	1519	1085	1324	1346	1121	1214	560	486
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	10:19AM1.13m				10:43PM1.33m					11:41AM1.18m				11:59PM1.38m				12:51PM1.28m				1:06AM1.46m
Low Tide			4:11PM0.51m					5:24AM0.37m				5:37PM0.47m				6:36AM0.29m				6:52PM0.39m				7:37AM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	3218	2842	2860	3078	2103	2354	3068	2938	2817	2532	2394	2231	1836	2079	2086	1029	1519	1085	1324	1346	1121	1214	560	486
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 14	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	10	10	1307	437	9	8	—	16	32	52	75	103	100	966	386	373	116	132	136	134	123	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	97	87	85	12	12	12	12	10	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 5	—	—	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 4	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	54	—	—	26	31	22	3	20	229	309	318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	260	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	63	64	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gourits Mouth		Koeel Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	De Kelders	De Kelders	Voelklip	Voelklip	De Kelders	De Kelders	Koeel Bay		Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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