Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
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
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3375
2919
2742
2667
2630
2284
2020
1708
1568
1346
1261
1162
1200
1200
1200
1200
1083
905
905
821
821
732
683
683
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:34AM1.36m
3:04PM1.40m
3:07AM1.42m
3:34PM1.47m
3:39AM1.46m
4:04PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.25m
9:10PM0.33m
9:24AM0.18m
9:41PM0.27m
9:52AM0.14m
10:12PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
15
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
6
7
8
11
14
11
8
8
9
9
9
12
12
10
8
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