Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 322 | 380 | 361 | 325 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 233 | 177 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 104 | 265 | 726 | 1209 | 3197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.74m | 3:32AM1.60m | 3:42PM1.72m | 4:11AM1.57m | 4:23PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:23PM-0.04m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:01PM-0.01m | 10:13AM0.13m | 10:42PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 192 | 322 | 380 | 361 | 325 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 233 | 177 | 163 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 104 | 265 | 503 | 692 | 3197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 18 | 13 | 44 | 60 | 28 | 17 | 92 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 63 | 59 | 36 | 239 | 726 | 1209 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 93 | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 23 | 23 | 15 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 97 | 82 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 1105 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 95 | 7 | 0 |
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