Gansbaai Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 SAST

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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 15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (27 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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		Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	!	!	!	4
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	830	654	546	523	560	644	589	686	899	952	933	1058	1423	1889	2851	3432	4049	4225	4173	4475	5447	5020	4619	3949
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	NE	SE	SSW	S	ESE	NE	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				5:16AM 1.40				5:30PM 1.50				5:44AM 1.32				5:57PM 1.40				6:13AM 1.22				6:26PM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)		11:17PM 0.20				11:16AM 0.24				11:44PM 0.28				11:42AM 0.33				12:11AM 0.37				12:09PM 0.44

		Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	11	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	16	14
Feels °C (?)	8	9	10	10	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	15	14	14	13

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Overberg

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Gansbaai (calm at Hermanus 21 km from Gansbaai). 1.3m 10s swell from the SW with a 0.8m 11s groundswell from the SSE and a 0.4m 14s groundswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 59 minutes ago Gansbaai

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21 km away, 1 h 59 min ago

4 km/h

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15.5

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