Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 192 | 322 | 380 | 361 | 325 | 319 | 249 | 238 | 191 | 177 | 131 | 131 | 94 | 100 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.71m | 2:54AM1.59m | 3:04PM1.74m | 3:32AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM-0.01m | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:23PM-0.04m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:01PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 192 | 322 | 380 | 361 | 325 | 319 | 249 | 238 | 84 | 70 | 131 | 131 | 47 | 100 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | SW 9 | W 10 | SSE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 29 | 70 | 191 | 177 | 46 | 41 | 94 | 29 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 92 | 83 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | — | E 3 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 44 | — | 1 | — | 23 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 50 | 26 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
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