Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1652 | 1280 | 1106 | 976 | 801 | 773 | 1027 | 1198 | 904 | 954 | 791 | 475 | 310 | 354 | 302 | 229 | 555 | 563 | 636 | 718 | 685 | 633 | 458 | 1067 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.52m | 3:00AM1.64m | 3:35PM1.57m | 3:50AM1.63m | 4:24PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.05m | 8:51PM0.17m | 9:23AM0.02m | 9:43PM0.14m | 10:11AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1652 | 1280 | 1106 | 976 | 801 | 773 | 1027 | 1198 | 904 | 954 | 791 | 475 | 310 | 354 | 302 | 229 | 555 | 563 | 636 | 718 | 685 | 633 | 368 | 1067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 16 | 36 | 105 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 164 | 191 | 458 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | W 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 52 | 123 | 138 | 160 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 176 | 226 | 167 | 132 | 103 | 98 | 83 | 100 | 141 | 118 | 97 | 100 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 83 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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