Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 604 | 494 | 539 | 674 | 1753 | 2179 | 2278 | 2061 | 1811 | 2285 | 2221 | 2573 | 1143 | 2560 | 2334 | 2209 | 1030 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.55m | 3:00PM1.70m | 3:18AM1.59m | 3:31PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.10m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:20AM0.06m | 9:47PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 614 | 604 | 494 | 494 | 599 | 1753 | 2179 | 2278 | 2061 | 1811 | 2285 | 2221 | 2135 | 1143 | 2560 | 2334 | 2209 | 1030 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 39 | 255 | 539 | 674 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 572 | 875 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 129 | 32 | 60 | 41 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | — | — | 2573 | 355 | — | — | — | 318 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 106 | 29 | 262 | 54 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 236 | 0 |
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