Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2189 | 2085 | 1652 | 1338 | 1000 | 919 | 795 | 662 | 529 | 429 | 240 | 250 | 263 | 218 | 541 | 1510 | 2707 | 3355 | 4268 | 4160 | 3096 | 2384 | 2175 | 1684 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:28PM1.19m | 9:44AM1.06m | 10:28PM1.15m | 11:40AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.55m | 3:13AM0.54m | 3:56PM0.62m | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:57PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 260 | 242 | 193 | 193 | 102 | 95 | 103 | 93 | 90 | 210 | 240 | 250 | 263 | 218 | 169 | 1510 | 2707 | 3355 | 4268 | 4160 | 3096 | 2384 | 2175 | 1684 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | — | 109 | 57 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 101 | 99 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 541 | 166 | 135 | 117 | 25 | 14 | 3 | — | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 36 | 58 | 87 | 55 | 99 | — | 18 | 17 | 100 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 82 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2189 | 2085 | 1652 | 1338 | 1000 | 919 | 795 | 662 | 529 | 429 | 362 | 363 | 373 | 380 | 380 | 437 | 486 | 491 | 473 | 512 | 620 | 620 | 498 | 533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1387 | 1387 | 1400 | 1550 | 1951 | 271 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 7 | 70 | 111 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 7 | 7 |
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