Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
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3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.5
SSW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8008
6004
5186
4509
3709
3232
2587
1240
2340
1847
1908
2099
2113
2078
1966
1731
1488
1269
1193
1025
865
784
1286
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:12PM1.04m
00:20AM1.14m
1:12PM1.12m
1:16AM1.21m
1:55PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.56m
6:16PM0.65m
7:01AM0.50m
7:17PM0.57m
7:46AM0.41m
8:01PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
15
13
13
13
14
17
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
14
14
12
10
10
10
11
15
15
14
13
12
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