Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1426 | 1341 | 1415 | 1392 | 1272 | 1092 | 990 | 882 | 574 | 466 | 457 | 406 | 364 | 286 | 893 | 1179 | 1272 | 1308 | 1363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.12m | 9:35AM1.21m | 10:19PM1.11m | 10:59AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.54m | 2:58AM0.51m | 4:13PM0.52m | 4:32AM0.50m | 5:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1426 | 1341 | 1415 | 1392 | 1272 | 1092 | 990 | 882 | 574 | 466 | 457 | 406 | 364 | 266 | 893 | 1179 | 1272 | 1308 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 108 | 286 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 10 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 56 | 44 | 52 | 68 | 77 | 64 | 80 | 70 | 37 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 260 | 340 | 376 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 20 | 0 |
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