Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 904 | 871 | 717 | 520 | 466 | 424 | 333 | 292 | 555 | 607 | 756 | 754 | 741 | 685 | 458 | 1067 | 1042 | 1269 | 1623 | 2037 | 1565 | 1518 | 2881 | 2959 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.57m | 3:50AM1.63m | 4:24PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.57m | 5:12PM1.58m | 5:28AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.02m | 9:43PM0.14m | 10:11AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.15m | 10:57AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 904 | 871 | 717 | 520 | 466 | 424 | 333 | 292 | 555 | 607 | 756 | 754 | 741 | 685 | 453 | 1067 | 1042 | 1269 | 1623 | 2037 | 1565 | 1518 | 2881 | 2959 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 119 | 76 | 19 | 48 | 40 | 81 | 36 | 105 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 164 | 268 | 458 | 1 | 96 | 37 | 97 | 154 | 1336 | 1504 | 560 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 19 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 37 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | 78 | 85 | 80 | 63 | 71 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 49 | 63 | 70 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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