Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 292 | 555 | 607 | 683 | 754 | 754 | 685 | 458 | 1067 | 1042 | 1269 | 1672 | 2187 | 1565 | 1632 | 2881 | 2959 | 2667 | 2474 | 1912 | 1561 | 1417 | 1395 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.57m | 5:12PM1.58m | 5:28AM1.49m | 6:02PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.15m | 10:57AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.19m | 11:44AM0.14m | 00:19AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 333 | 292 | 555 | 607 | 683 | 754 | 754 | 685 | 453 | 1067 | 1042 | 1269 | 1672 | 2187 | 1565 | 1632 | 2881 | 2959 | 2667 | 2474 | 1912 | 1561 | 1417 | 1395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 36 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 164 | 268 | 458 | 1 | 96 | 57 | 96 | 209 | 1336 | 1286 | 560 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 105 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 65 | 8 | 61 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 63 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 118 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 239 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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