Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (07 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1220	1486	1521	1806	2103	2174	2039	1855	1855	1527	1452	3631	3728	2717	3468	3463	2973	2723	2537	2763	2070	1989	3115	3115
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide					8:19PM1.36m				8:57AM1.14m				9:26PM1.33m				10:19AM1.13m				10:43PM1.33m
Low Tide		1:48PM0.42m					2:49AM0.42m				2:51PM0.48m				4:04AM0.42m				4:11PM0.51m					5:24AM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	5:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	14	13	12	11	11	11	12
Feels °C	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	13	11	12	11	9	9	7	8	10	8	8	7	7	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1220	1486	1521	1806	2103	2174	2039	1855	1855	1527	1452	3631	3728	2717	3468	3463	2973	2723	2537	2763	2070	1989	3115	3115
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 13	SW 12	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	279	81	182	143	241	241	463	609	595	1055	1215	9	9	426	10	—	—	—	10	10	1247	929	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 21	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	—
kJ	42	27	27	151	26	20	10	10	10	10	10	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	279	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	25	25	0	7	7	7	25	25	25	106	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	63	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Bettys Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		De Kelders	Vleesbaai	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Gourits Mouth	Voelklip	Voelklip	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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