Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1058
1463
1531
237
187
184
160
140
783
537
408
370
379
373
294
237
206
134
231
314
311
300
375
498
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:17PM1.51m
5:34AM1.47m
6:11PM1.43m
6:30AM1.33m
7:12PM1.35m
7:36AM1.21m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.24m
11:53AM0.20m
00:25AM0.34m
12:49PM0.31m
1:34AM0.43m
1:52PM0.41m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
13
11
11
12
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
14
15
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
Energy kJ
351
346
281
237
187
184
160
140
91
82
408
370
379
373
294
237
206
182
135
90
70
300
375
498
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
73
71
17
103
129
115
144
125
49
53
82
93
113
109
134
118
116
114
110
101
311
59
44
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
16
16
25
35
55
54
47
59
46
23
11
68
136
134
231
314
123
99
79
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
0.4
NW
2
0.7
NW
4
1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1058
1463
1531
1388
945
924
967
1014
783
537
1043
2
13
34
28
33
59
54
44
77
92
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
63
110
63
63
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
25
52
52
52
25
7
25
25
25
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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