Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111212151514141414141313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6046047119261186159533972813269822481917177415381349124511171100885746692605605518451
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
SE
30
SE
20
E
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
1.49
5:45AM
1.56
6:13PM
1.36
6:32AM
1.40
7:07PM
1.21
7:34AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.19
12:05PM
0.20
12:14AM
0.33
12:54PM
0.35
1:11AM
0.48
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset6:52-------6:50-------6:49-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181818222322202019191925272624232119192221
Feels °C (?)151716161616171615131313151724262323241815141716
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