Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (22 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
1.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
991
976
987
940
913
760
678
747
717
849
1006
3046
3061
10287
10532
9985
9376
9012
8581
7043
5659
4883
3469
2693
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
30
W
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:18AM1.09m
9:45PM1.27m
10:31AM1.07m
10:49PM1.24m
11:40AM1.09m
11:48PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.52m
4:29AM0.49m
4:26PM0.57m
5:33AM0.48m
5:36PM0.58m
6:29AM0.45m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
3
8
2
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
16
16
14
13
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
9
11
11
11
11
9
9
7
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
991
976
987
940
913
760
678
448
473
849
1006
2289
3061
10287
10532
9985
9376
9012
8581
7043
5659
4883
3469
2693
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.1
SW
21
0.8
SW
15
1.2
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
184
110
24
48
21
220
226
412
262
18
309
1070
2344
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
6
6
18
13
6
6
6
6
40
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
3.5
WSW
11
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
11
72
154
175
162
431
747
717
833
379
3046
21
31
52
50
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
20
25
52
25
25
25
25
83
83
83
52
91
57
54
54
54
57
57
63
63
63
63
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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