Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 864 | 895 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 494 | 539 | 674 | 1753 | 2179 | 2148 | 1945 | 1811 | 1712 | 1664 | 1367 | 2188 | 2252 | 2188 | 1932 | 1783 | 1622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.55m | 3:00PM1.70m | 3:18AM1.59m | 3:31PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.15m | 8:45PM0.10m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:20AM0.06m | 9:47PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 864 | 895 | 747 | 734 | 614 | 604 | 494 | 494 | 599 | 1753 | 2179 | 2148 | 1945 | 1811 | 1712 | 1664 | 1367 | 2188 | 2252 | 2188 | 1932 | 1783 | 1622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 60 | 54 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 255 | 539 | 674 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 115 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | 129 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 50 | 139 | 139 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 192 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 321 | 260 | 260 | 0 |
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