Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1228 | 1021 | 825 | 730 | 786 | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 1077 | 7113 | 3038 | 10111 | 9885 | 9691 | 9082 | 8077 | 6503 | 6060 | 5525 | 5433 | 5359 | 5648 | 3675 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.22m | 00:02AM1.21m | 12:32PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.50m | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 10 | WSW 17 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1228 | 1021 | 825 | 730 | 786 | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 1077 | 51 | 2828 | 31 | 9885 | 9691 | 9082 | 8077 | 6503 | 6060 | 5525 | 5433 | 5359 | 5648 | 3675 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 78 | 84 | 92 | 121 | 116 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 521 | 180 | 31 | 115 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 1421 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 12 | 95 | 45 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 10 | 94 | — | 68 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 69 | 158 | 7113 | 3038 | 10111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 59 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 91 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 96 | 303 | 811 | 931 | 106 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
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