Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
1.9
SSE
12
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2860
3078
2103
2354
3068
2938
2817
2532
2562
2231
1917
1759
1788
1012
1389
1672
1624
1272
1121
944
631
486
394
387
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:43PM1.33m
11:41AM1.18m
11:59PM1.38m
12:51PM1.28m
1:06AM1.46m
1:50PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.51m
5:24AM0.37m
5:37PM0.47m
6:36AM0.29m
6:52PM0.39m
7:37AM0.19m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
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