Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1605 | 1374 | 821 | 573 | 478 | 435 | 372 | 432 | 370 | 521 | 598 | 569 | 473 | 1193 | 1454 | 1351 | 1424 | 1433 | 2021 | 1909 | 1879 | 1693 | 1588 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:40AM0.94m | 10:21PM1.01m | 11:57AM0.98m | 00:08AM1.06m | 1:01PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.66m | 3:40PM0.74m | 5:33AM0.65m | 6:09PM0.70m | 6:49AM0.55m | 7:10PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1605 | 1374 | 821 | 573 | 478 | 412 | 352 | 432 | 370 | 521 | 598 | 569 | 473 | 1193 | 1454 | 1351 | 1424 | 1433 | 2021 | 1909 | 1879 | 1693 | 1588 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 423 | 436 | 435 | 435 | 372 | 366 | 366 | 286 | 216 | 143 | 97 | 11 | 64 | 148 | 334 | 760 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 4 | E 9 | W 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 118 | 326 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | 8 | 38 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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