Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3169 | 2837 | 2528 | 2345 | 1726 | 1504 | 1301 | 1012 | 923 | 1760 | 1664 | 1627 | 1994 | 2140 | 1933 | 1615 | 1308 | 1168 | 305 | 931 | 842 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.32m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:28PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.29m | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:45PM0.42m | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 3169 | 2837 | 2528 | 2345 | 1726 | 1504 | 1301 | 1012 | 763 | 543 | 426 | 333 | 328 | 260 | 199 | 193 | 193 | 102 | 305 | 93 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 201 | 235 | 220 | 235 | — | — | — | 21 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 193 | 18 | 18 | 93 | 59 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 37 | 59 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 38 | 91 | 923 | 1760 | 1664 | 1627 | 1994 | 2140 | 1933 | 1615 | 1308 | 1168 | 490 | 931 | 842 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 245 | 863 | 271 | 1520 | 1387 | 1387 | 1387 | 1550 | 3815 | 2872 | 120 | 111 |
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