Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2313 | 2125 | 1830 | 1622 | 1250 | 1022 | 514 | 782 | 373 | 1240 | 876 | 954 | 902 | 902 | 784 | 770 | 750 | 637 | 614 | 550 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.53m | 5:41AM1.41m | 5:59PM1.38m | 6:39AM1.30m | 7:03PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.21m | 11:27PM0.18m | 11:48AM0.32m | 00:19AM0.31m | 12:52PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2313 | 2125 | 1830 | 1622 | 1250 | 1022 | 514 | 782 | 331 | 1240 | 876 | 954 | 902 | 902 | 784 | 770 | 750 | 637 | 614 | 550 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 55 | 3 | 386 | 113 | 373 | 180 | 131 | 119 | 87 | 83 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 69 | 169 | 410 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SW 16 | SE 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | — | — | 41 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 283 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 25 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 14 | 32 | 65 | 65 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 34 | 49 | 36 | 7 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 134 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 59 | 113 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 54 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 260 | 260 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 70 | 184 |
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