Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1904 | 1684 | 1457 | 1359 | 1162 | 953 | 908 | 759 | 658 | 647 | 578 | 464 | 380 | 360 | 314 | 284 | 186 | 444 | 424 | 379 | 494 | 435 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 11:24AM0.98m | 11:41PM1.02m | 12:30PM1.10m | 00:36AM1.13m | 1:05PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.69m | 5:48PM0.72m | 6:14AM0.59m | 6:45PM0.59m | 6:54AM0.47m | 7:19PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1904 | 1684 | 1457 | 1359 | 1162 | 953 | 908 | 759 | 658 | 647 | 578 | 464 | 380 | 360 | 314 | 273 | 176 | 444 | 424 | 379 | 494 | 435 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 107 | 214 | 211 | 284 | 121 | 121 | 50 | 61 | 51 | 52 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 186 | 15 | 91 | 90 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 40 | 32 | 34 | 68 | 74 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 50 | 76 | 99 | 98 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 57 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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