Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 488 | 389 | 414 | 399 | 240 | 308 | 360 | 440 | 633 | 1021 | 1288 | 1285 | 1144 | 1021 | 838 | 730 | 656 | 919 | 1176 | 1110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.12m | 9:52AM1.11m | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:32AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.58m | 3:14AM0.55m | 4:23PM0.59m | 5:07AM0.50m | 5:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 673 | 488 | 389 | 414 | 399 | 240 | 308 | 360 | 440 | 633 | 1021 | 1288 | 1285 | 1144 | 1021 | 838 | 730 | 656 | 919 | 1176 | 1110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 159 | 153 | 156 | 125 | 96 | 127 | 103 | 183 | 112 | 78 | 57 | 232 | 165 | 140 | 108 | 113 | 124 | 116 | 94 | 94 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | — | S 5 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 18 | — | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 56 | — | 19 | 14 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 35 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 40 | 87 | 89 | 116 | 193 | 135 | 117 | 204 | 178 | 277 | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 303 | 303 | 111 | 110 | 57 | 57 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 52 |
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