Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
S
12
2
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2641
2532
2394
2231
2116
1999
2113
1012
1389
1539
1324
1272
1098
1024
631
460
452
387
353
333
225
255
255
160
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:41AM1.18m
11:59PM1.38m
12:51PM1.28m
1:06AM1.46m
1:50PM1.40m
2:04AM1.54m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.47m
6:36AM0.29m
6:52PM0.39m
7:37AM0.19m
7:55PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
18
17
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
12
12
10
11
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