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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 329 | 396 | 375 | 334 | 248 | 255 | 443 | 1687 | 2285 | 3937 | 6892 | 11232 | 11248 | 11048 | 9529 | 7976 | 7327 | 7729 | 8315 | 7401 | 6292 | 5227 | 4243 | 3170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15AM 1.60 | 4:34PM 1.47 | 4:42AM 1.52 | 5:02PM 1.39 | 5:10AM 1.42 | 5:31PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 0.13 | 10:35PM 0.23 | 10:56AM 0.20 | 11:02PM 0.31 | 11:22AM 0.30 | 11:29PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
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