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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 9 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | |
1114 | 1003 | 979 | 1032 | 1141 | 1227 | 1398 | 237 | 187 | 184 | 905 | 125 | 123 | 657 | 516 | 393 | 412 | 388 | 321 | 255 | 202 | 134 | 231 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:34AM1.47m | 6:11PM1.43m | 6:30AM1.33m | 7:12PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.09m | 11:27PM0.24m | 11:53AM0.20m | 00:25AM0.34m | 12:49PM0.31m | 1:34AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 581 | 581 | 458 | 414 | 351 | 382 | 281 | 237 | 187 | 184 | 125 | 111 | 123 | 87 | 516 | 393 | 412 | 388 | 321 | 255 | 202 | 178 | 145 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 9 | 133 | 127 | 117 | 113 | 125 | 91 | 71 | 51 | 47 | 113 | 109 | 134 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 36 | 17 | — | 16 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 100 | 93 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 231 | 314 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1114 | 1003 | 979 | 1032 | 1141 | 1227 | 1398 | 1420 | 1216 | 1077 | 905 | 945 | 807 | 657 | 1101 | 947 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 70 | 111 | 110 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 52 | 25 | 25 |
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