Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1116 | 1398 | 1367 | 1228 | 1021 | 825 | 730 | 786 | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 1077 | 2116 | 2933 | 3371 | 4494 | 7907 | 7568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:32AM1.22m | 00:02AM1.21m | 12:32PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.59m | 5:07AM0.50m | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1116 | 1398 | 1367 | 1228 | 1021 | 825 | 730 | 786 | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 1077 | 1631 | 2933 | 3371 | 4494 | 7907 | 7568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 46 | 142 | 103 | 78 | 84 | 113 | 121 | 103 | 94 | 64 | 65 | 521 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 1199 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 36 | 43 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 204 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 66 | 117 | 2116 | 1174 | 1536 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 303 | 832 | 931 | 1220 | 64 | 54 |
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