Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	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). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2394	2231	2116	2112	1993	1012	1389	1672	1324	1272	1098	1214	631	460	452	387	353	622	225	260	255	160	157	122
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				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					8:29AM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—
	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	17	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	18	17	14	14	13	13	13	15	17
Feels °C	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	9	10	13	13	11	12	11	11	11	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	W 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	2394	2231	2116	2112	1993	1012	1389	1672	1324	1272	1098	1214	631	460	452	387	353	56	225	260	255	96	82	89
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	SSW 13	SW 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 15	S 9	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	32	52	75	72	100	904	335	85	85	132	136	98	90	85	84	84	82	34	60	132	118	160	157	122
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 12	W 11	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	W 10	W 10	W 10	S 10	W 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	97	87	—	12	12	12	12	10	41	40	40	37	34	52	50	48	67	47	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	—	—	E 4	E 3	E 3	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	NE 4	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 10	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	19	—	—	10	5	5	28	34	31	27	7	247	301	292	231	184	622	121	215	222	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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