Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1006 | 1089 | 1358 | 1471 | 1429 | 1408 | 1387 | 1288 | 797 | 1147 | 991 | 1067 | 1077 | 940 | 992 | 819 | 736 | 494 | 629 | 849 | 849 | 2162 | 3001 | 8947 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.16m | 8:44PM1.33m | 9:18AM1.09m | 9:45PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.43m | 3:20AM0.47m | 3:15PM0.52m | 4:29AM0.49m | 4:26PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 1006 | 1089 | 1358 | 1471 | 1429 | 1408 | 1387 | 1288 | 797 | 1147 | 991 | 1067 | 1077 | 940 | 992 | 819 | 736 | 494 | 473 | 849 | 839 | 2162 | 1832 | 8947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 90 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 415 | 5 | 184 | 110 | 24 | 48 | 43 | 220 | 226 | 412 | 262 | 51 | 290 | 1081 | 3001 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | — | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 100 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | 56 | 107 | 134 | 187 | 383 | 629 | 570 | 849 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 83 | 184 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 47 |
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