Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.6° C

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2641	2532	2394	2231	2116	1999	2113	1012	1389	1539	1324	1272	1098	1024	631	460	452	387	353	333	225	255	255	160
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide		11:41AM1.18m				11:59PM1.38m				12:51PM1.28m				1:06AM1.46m				1:50PM1.40m					2:04AM1.54m
Low Tide				5:37PM0.47m				6:36AM0.29m				6:52PM0.39m				7:37AM0.19m				7:55PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	18	17	14	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	10	11	10	9	10	9	9	9	10	13	13	11	12	12	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2641	2532	2394	2231	2116	1999	2113	1012	1389	1539	1324	1272	1098	1024	631	460	452	387	353	333	225	255	255	160
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SSW 13	SW 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	S 9	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	16	32	52	75	72	100	904	335	85	116	132	136	134	90	85	84	84	82	81	59	132	102	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 12	W 11	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	W 10	W 10	W 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	97	87	—	12	12	12	12	10	41	40	40	37	34	52	50	48	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	ESE 4	E 3	ENE 3	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	36	5	5	36	27	28	27	200	293	285	237	184	139	118	256	214	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	7	64	64	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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