Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
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4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1830
1488
1269
1193
1025
913
851
1092
1226
2002
3102
4742
4541
7106
6486
4247
3194
2754
2742
2667
2630
2284
2020
1708
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
25
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:16AM1.21m
1:55PM1.21m
1:58AM1.29m
2:31PM1.31m
2:34AM1.36m
3:04PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.41m
8:01PM0.49m
8:23AM0.33m
8:37PM0.40m
8:54AM0.25m
9:10PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
18
17
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
16
15
14
13
11
12
13
13
11
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
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