Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 488 | 480 | 274 | 199 | 200 | 94 | 176 | 169 | 284 | 412 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 689 | 808 | 1109 | 1672 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1622 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:37PM1.47m | 1:54AM1.47m | 2:17PM1.61m | 2:34AM1.56m | 2:53PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.24m | 7:53PM0.22m | 8:07AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 486 | 488 | 480 | 274 | 199 | 200 | 94 | 176 | 151 | 284 | 412 | 304 | 299 | 351 | 430 | 689 | 808 | 782 | 1672 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1622 | 1597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 373 | 235 | 181 | 133 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 59 | 169 | 66 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 394 | 1109 | 583 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | W 11 | WSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | W 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 64 | 78 | 60 | 66 | 94 | 144 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 7 | 0 |
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