Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 885 | 1155 | 1401 | 1318 | 3603 | 1930 | 1594 | 1170 | 936 | 595 | 509 | 913 | 1401 | 1814 | 1895 | 2162 | 2233 | 1969 | 2042 | 2140 | 2042 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.41m | 2:02AM1.50m | 2:34PM1.56m | 2:49AM1.58m | 3:15PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.27m | 8:23AM0.12m | 8:46PM0.15m | 9:04AM0.03m | 9:30PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 778 | 515 | 691 | 1318 | 3603 | 1930 | 1594 | 1170 | 936 | 595 | 509 | 323 | 1401 | 1814 | 1895 | 2162 | 2233 | 1969 | 2042 | 2140 | 2042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 63 | 317 | 193 | 242 | 133 | 103 | 60 | 64 | 27 | 20 | 282 | 913 | 278 | 278 | 207 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 67 | 37 | 778 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | W 16 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 73 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | 5 | 102 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 50 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 885 | 1155 | 1401 | 1132 | — | 292 | 421 | 505 | 532 | 575 | 602 | 680 | 740 | 829 | 839 | 778 | 692 | 645 | 778 | 847 | 867 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 863 | 245 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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