Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s 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 (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
5
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2
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4176
4881
5020
4493
4183
3390
2760
2412
2802
4766
5914
5531
4681
4082
3645
3300
2387
3343
3179
2679
1600
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
5
NE
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:48AM1.08m
10:22PM1.23m
11:33AM1.12m
11:57PM1.28m
12:51PM1.26m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.57m
5:11AM0.46m
5:37PM0.54m
6:35AM0.36m
6:59PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
14
11
11
9
9
8
8
9
12
9
9
8
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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