Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.2° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
933
905
1255
1373
1509
1294
1255
1255
1226
1393
1752
2993
3478
3489
3264
2767
2528
2354
2187
2026
1930
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:05PM1.69m
5:21AM1.47m
5:39PM1.60m
5:55AM1.37m
6:12PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.06m
11:23PM0.11m
11:24AM0.15m
11:57PM0.21m
11:56AM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
16
15
15
14
13
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
16
17
15
15
14
11
10
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
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