Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 230 | 216 | 175 | 331 | 171 | 140 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 419 | 822 | 814 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:44AM1.38m | 6:01PM1.42m | 6:36AM1.25m | 7:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.31m | 00:22AM0.32m | 12:40PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 355 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 461 | 500 | 510 | 504 | 403 | 137 | 109 | 142 | 140 | 78 | 77 | 50 | 78 | 419 | 822 | 814 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 440 | — | 8 | 142 | 342 | 286 | 241 | 230 | 216 | 175 | 144 | 100 | 78 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 50 | 59 | 57 | 188 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 241 | 11 | 33 | 121 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 9 | 56 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 2 | NE 3 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 362 | 522 | 516 | 1083 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 57 | 173 | 331 | 171 | 91 | 78 | 82 | 72 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 184 | 75 | 52 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 54 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
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