Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 548 | 494 | 444 | 486 | 494 | 501 | 494 | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 401 | 744 | 659 | 639 | 591 | 537 | 569 | 526 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.58m | 5:12AM1.44m | 5:34PM1.57m | 5:47AM1.39m | 6:08PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.13m | 11:14PM0.21m | 11:17AM0.16m | 11:47PM0.23m | 11:49AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 589 | 548 | 494 | 444 | 486 | 494 | 501 | 494 | 535 | 511 | 428 | 378 | 280 | 744 | 659 | 639 | 591 | 537 | 569 | 526 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 207 | 193 | 197 | 221 | 205 | 168 | 161 | 121 | 121 | 124 | 121 | 309 | 401 | 98 | 98 | 129 | 199 | 186 | 324 | 314 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | SW 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 40 | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 68 | 236 | 121 | 121 | 46 | 66 | 61 | 121 | 257 | 176 | 170 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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