Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 526 | 426 | 389 | 383 | 309 | 431 | 368 | 224 | 254 | 220 | 355 | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2469 | 2457 | 3009 | 2964 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.53m | 6:26AM1.32m | 6:48PM1.46m | 7:13AM1.23m | 7:37PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.27m | 12:25PM0.30m | 1:09AM0.33m | 1:10PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 491 | 526 | 426 | 389 | 383 | 309 | 431 | 368 | 224 | 254 | 220 | 355 | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2469 | 2457 | 3009 | 2964 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 10 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 324 | 314 | 303 | 242 | 176 | 229 | 121 | 90 | 112 | 85 | 171 | 144 | 96 | 68 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 818 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | W 11 | ESE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 176 | 173 | 170 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 41 | 40 | 88 | 58 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 100 | 193 | 320 | 266 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 192 | 96 | 25 | 20 |
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