Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (27 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1776 | 1643 | 1632 | 1723 | 2415 | 2650 | 3769 | 6099 | 3931 | 4026 | 10504 | 9272 | 7425 | 6676 | 6326 | 6077 | 5341 | 4363 | 3193 | 3409 | 2923 | 2248 | 1921 | 1525 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.25m | 2:07AM1.34m | 2:41PM1.31m | 2:45AM1.38m | 3:16PM1.36m | 3:21AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.45m | 8:33AM0.30m | 8:45PM0.40m | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.36m | 9:40AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1776 | 1643 | 1632 | 1723 | 2415 | 2650 | 3769 | 2267 | 3579 | 4026 | — | 9272 | 7425 | 6676 | 6326 | 6077 | 5341 | 4363 | 3193 | 3409 | 2923 | 2248 | 1921 | 1525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 6 | 149 | 149 | 280 | 1295 | 246 | 362 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | — | 212 | 132 | 151 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | ESE 8 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 77 | 297 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 43 | 95 | 149 | 309 | 807 | 1174 | 6099 | 3931 | 4013 | 10504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 83 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 192 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 106 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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