Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2803 | 2930 | 2614 | 2305 | 2000 | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1470 | 1358 | 1369 | 1177 | 967 | 952 | 822 | 1214 | 1326 | 1350 | 1978 | 4768 | 9536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:34PM1.23m | 9:16AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.14m | 10:46AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.53m | 3:12AM0.54m | 3:08PM0.63m | 4:32AM0.58m | 4:43PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 2803 | 2930 | 2614 | 2305 | 2000 | 1670 | 1525 | 1494 | 1470 | 1358 | 1369 | 513 | 967 | 952 | 822 | 1214 | 1326 | 1350 | 1978 | 4768 | 9536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 126 | 121 | 103 | 97 | 94 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 163 | 198 | 47 | 432 | 273 | 250 | 83 | 42 | 106 | 1088 | 1674 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SW 22 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 71 | 73 | 79 | 47 | 20 | 47 | 30 | 47 | — | 20 | 39 | 38 | 37 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 1177 | 47 | 82 | 283 | 369 | 424 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 52 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 54 |
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