Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1045 | 927 | 1008 | 1130 | 1317 | 1562 | 2073 | 2483 | 2873 | 3364 | 3890 | 4056 | 4185 | 4022 | 3809 | 3609 | 3250 | 2959 | 2760 | 2456 | 2174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.65m | 5:22AM1.46m | 5:38PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.36m | 6:18PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.12m | 11:22AM0.18m | 11:55PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1045 | 927 | 1008 | 1130 | 1317 | 1562 | 2073 | 2483 | 2873 | 3364 | 3890 | 4056 | 4185 | 4022 | 3809 | 3609 | 3250 | 2959 | 2760 | 2456 | 2174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 4 | 158 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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