Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
4
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4
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2716
2257
1984
1909
2970
3578
3773
3811
3530
3331
2840
2377
2005
1704
1528
1227
1059
947
764
662
650
619
592
441
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16AM1.56m
1:57PM1.44m
2:09AM1.62m
2:47PM1.52m
3:00AM1.64m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.31m
7:45AM0.11m
7:58PM0.23m
8:35AM0.05m
8:51PM0.17m
9:23AM0.02m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
Feels °C
8
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
8
9
9
9
10
12
10
8
8
7
7
9
9
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
6
2257
1984
1909
2970
3578
3773
3811
3530
3331
2840
2377
2005
1704
1528
1227
1059
947
764
662
650
619
592
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
W
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.7
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
59
172
818
514
386
279
190
154
94
96
69
47
47
3
3
2
6
2
2
2
2
119
325
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NW
13
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
6
0.1
W
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
7
11
7
3
25
23
22
2
3
3
6
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
0.7
E
4
0.1
E
9
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
4
1.4
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
2716
12
2
33
27
33
82
40
105
207
279
187
119
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
96
41
20
0
0
20
20
57
57
0
0
0
0
7
7
25
85
25
25
25
25
20
25
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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