Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 333 | 292 | 555 | 607 | 683 | 754 | 754 | 685 | 458 | 1067 | 1042 | 1269 | 1672 | 2037 | 2171 | 1657 | 2692 | 2959 | 2801 | 2474 | 1912 | 1668 | 1514 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.63m | 4:24PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.57m | 5:12PM1.58m | 5:28AM1.49m | 6:02PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.15m | 10:57AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.19m | 11:44AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 424 | 333 | 292 | 555 | 607 | 683 | 754 | 754 | 685 | 453 | 1067 | 1042 | 1269 | 1672 | 2037 | 2171 | 1657 | 2692 | 2959 | 2801 | 2474 | 1912 | 1668 | 1514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 73 | 51 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 164 | 268 | 458 | 2 | 96 | 57 | 96 | 209 | 711 | 1286 | 560 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 36 | 105 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 7 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 58 | 103 | 86 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 67 | 49 | 77 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 20 | 246 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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