Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
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!
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4
4
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
927
1008
1130
1317
1562
2073
2483
2873
3364
3890
4056
4185
4022
3809
3609
3250
2959
2760
2456
2174
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
20
S
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.65m
5:22AM1.46m
5:38PM1.57m
6:00AM1.36m
6:18PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.11m
11:18PM0.12m
11:22AM0.18m
11:55PM0.20m
11:59AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
12
10
11
11
15
13
14
12
11
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