
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3218 | 2842 | 2860 | 3078 | 2103 | 2354 | 3068 | 2938 | 2817 | 2532 | 2394 | 2231 | 1836 | 2079 | 2086 | 1029 | 1519 | 1085 | 1324 | 1346 | 1121 | 1214 | 560 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.13m | 10:43PM1.33m | 11:41AM1.18m | 11:59PM1.38m | 12:51PM1.28m | 1:06AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.37m | 5:37PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.39m | 7:37AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
3218 | 2842 | 2860 | 3078 | 2103 | 2354 | 3068 | 2938 | 2817 | 2532 | 2394 | 2231 | 1836 | 2079 | 2086 | 1029 | 1519 | 1085 | 1324 | 1346 | 1121 | 1214 | 560 | 486 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | 10 | 10 | 1307 | 437 | 9 | 8 | — | 16 | 32 | 52 | 75 | 103 | 100 | 966 | 386 | 373 | 116 | 132 | 136 | 134 | 123 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 54 | — | — | 26 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 229 | 309 | 318 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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