Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 933 | 905 | 1255 | 1373 | 1509 | 1294 | 1255 | 1255 | 1226 | 1393 | 1752 | 2993 | 3478 | 3489 | 3264 | 2767 | 2528 | 2354 | 2187 | 2026 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:23PM0.11m | 11:24AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 933 | 905 | 1255 | 1373 | 1509 | 1294 | 1255 | 1255 | 1226 | 1393 | 1752 | 2993 | 3478 | 3489 | 3264 | 2767 | 2528 | 2354 | 2187 | 2026 | 1930 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 125 | 85 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 79 | 35 | 79 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 11 | — | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 36 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | — | 131 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 59 | 9 | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | 34 | 78 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
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