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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 593 | 563 | 437 | 338 | 298 | 258 | 191 | 216 | 216 | 249 | 686 | 778 | 905 | 946 | 1003 | 1060 | 907 | 996 | 2823 | 2598 | 3040 | 2139 | 2807 | 3785 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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