Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3968 | 3067 | 2782 | 4018 | 4440 | 4746 | 4708 | 4307 | 3971 | 3358 | 2700 | 2357 | 2180 | 2013 | 1857 | 1788 | 1349 | 2064 | 2209 | 1915 | 1750 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.61m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | 2:48AM1.55m | 2:57PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.10m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:46PM0.04m | 8:51AM0.11m | 9:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3968 | 3067 | 2782 | 4018 | 4440 | 4746 | 4708 | 4307 | 3971 | 3358 | 2700 | 2357 | 2180 | 2013 | 1857 | 1788 | 983 | 2064 | 2209 | 1915 | 1750 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1349 | 589 | 494 | 966 | 581 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 7 | — | 31 | — | — | 7 | 204 | 167 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 10 | SE 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 41 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 96 | 96 | 52 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 85 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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