Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2176 | 1030 | 875 | 734 | 587 | 481 | 481 | 476 | 365 | 299 | 294 | 218 | 215 | 174 | 181 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.74m | 3:51AM1.60m | 4:03PM1.73m | 4:26AM1.56m | 4:38PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM-0.01m | 9:52AM0.06m | 10:20PM0.01m | 10:26AM0.11m | 10:56PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2176 | 1030 | 875 | 382 | 339 | 383 | 481 | 383 | 207 | 239 | 238 | 218 | 215 | 174 | 181 | 253 | 335 | 369 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 295 | 260 | 734 | 587 | 481 | 410 | 10 | 365 | 299 | 294 | 27 | 55 | 110 | 109 | 75 | 41 | 101 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 34 | 75 | 102 | 158 | 111 | 88 | 12 | — | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 323 | 334 | — | 10 | 22 | 370 | 476 | 138 | 149 | 134 | 476 | 458 | 525 | 656 | 723 | 698 | 679 | 746 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 260 | 303 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 112 | 114 | 111 | 116 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 63 |
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