Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2801
2267
2050
1495
1362
950
824
722
653
540
550
563
550
705
805
786
433
426
433
628
621
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:10PM1.35m
2:15AM1.38m
2:38PM1.46m
2:45AM1.46m
3:06PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.33m
8:19PM0.37m
8:29AM0.23m
8:48PM0.26m
8:56AM0.15m
9:17PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
17
14
13
13
14
14
15
18
17
15
14
15
17
18
19
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
14
12
10
9
8
7
7
8
11
11
11
11
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
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