Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
2.1
W
6
2.1
WNW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
174
181
253
374
369
273
282
525
447
440
404
392
347
290
286
241
227
178
335
352
142
140
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
20
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:38PM1.67m
5:03AM1.49m
5:17PM1.56m
5:44AM1.38m
6:01PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.11m
10:56PM0.07m
11:03AM0.19m
11:35PM0.18m
11:46AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
18
21
18
15
13
12
13
17
24
29
27
24
24
26
20
19
23
20
16
16
16
Feels °C
6
5
10
13
10
8
6
6
8
12
20
25
24
20
20
22
16
15
20
16
11
13
15
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