Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1381 | 1189 | 944 | 878 | 919 | 864 | 660 | 1111 | 1375 | 1562 | 2113 | 4546 | 9898 | 9081 | 7471 | 5563 | 4782 | 4310 | 3889 | 3446 | 2760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.14m | 10:46AM1.00m | 11:05PM1.11m | 12:12PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.63m | 4:32AM0.58m | 4:43PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.56m | 6:16PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1381 | 1189 | 944 | 878 | 919 | 864 | 660 | 1111 | 1375 | 1562 | 2113 | 2027 | 9898 | 9081 | 7471 | 5563 | 4782 | 4310 | 3889 | 3446 | 2760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 163 | 198 | 506 | 367 | 325 | 311 | 83 | 42 | 46 | 959 | 4546 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SW 23 | W 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 31 | — | 20 | 22 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 38 | 105 | 73 | 74 | 117 | 270 | 465 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 96 | 96 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 54 | 7 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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