Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1142
1236
1073
1217
1227
1517
1840
1525
2364
2688
3351
2974
2434
2089
1758
1520
1313
2288
3066
3460
3331
3263
2560
2521
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
SE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:22PM1.40m
12:08PM1.26m
00:21AM1.48m
1:05PM1.35m
1:16AM1.56m
1:57PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.30m
6:03PM0.39m
6:53AM0.20m
7:03PM0.31m
7:45AM0.11m
7:58PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
19
18
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
14
11
10
11
12
11
10
9
7
5
6
7
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
9
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1142
1236
1073
1217
1227
1517
1840
2
2
2
15
14
6
6
1758
1520
1313
2288
3066
3460
3331
3263
2560
2521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
7
9
9
22
22
7
2
50
86
666
452
333
230
194
123
120
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
1
WNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
3.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
1
38
91
133
155
193
1525
2364
2688
3351
2974
2434
2089
8
10
31
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
7
25
25
184
83
83
83
192
340
91
245
245
86
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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