Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3192
2977
2668
1785
2209
1329
1885
1697
1569
1569
2081
2069
1869
1149
1208
1034
930
898
882
882
898
1109
1006
888
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:47AM1.29m
5:58PM1.31m
6:20AM1.17m
6:32PM1.17m
7:03AM1.04m
7:21PM1.04m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.30m
11:46AM0.40m
00:12AM0.43m
12:16PM0.52m
00:49AM0.55m
12:56PM0.65m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:35
6:35
 mm
9
5
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
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