Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2195 | 2406 | 2345 | 2497 | 2445 | 2319 | 2132 | 1922 | 1760 | 1539 | 1513 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 898 | 882 | 743 | 688 | 752 | 676 | 773 | 963 | 1437 | 2292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.01m | 8:24PM0.97m | 10:05AM1.02m | 10:35PM0.99m | 11:26AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.61m | 2:05PM0.73m | 3:06AM0.67m | 4:41PM0.71m | 4:58AM0.61m | 5:53PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2195 | 2406 | 2345 | 2497 | 2445 | 2319 | 2132 | 1922 | 1760 | 1539 | 1513 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 898 | 882 | 743 | 688 | 752 | 676 | 773 | 963 | 1437 | 2292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 131 | 160 | 147 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 122 | 272 | 432 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 96 | 83 | 83 | 184 |
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