Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
2
5
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5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
18
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1287
1452
2185
4091
10271
9423
8008
6086
4757
4119
3709
3232
2580
1224
2376
1847
1677
2099
1999
1966
1860
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:46AM1.00m
11:05PM1.11m
12:12PM1.04m
00:20AM1.14m
1:12PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.67m
5:58AM0.56m
6:16PM0.65m
7:01AM0.50m
7:17PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
9
10
9
7
10
13
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
13
14
11
10
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