Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1119 | 933 | 827 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 355 | 292 | 352 | 400 | 396 | 372 | 351 | 652 | 936 | 1079 | 1399 | 2662 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.49m | 4:59PM1.58m | 5:17AM1.40m | 5:28PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.17m | 11:15PM0.19m | 11:17AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1119 | 933 | 470 | 490 | 457 | 360 | 298 | 355 | 268 | 268 | 193 | 187 | 174 | 168 | 205 | 389 | 1001 | 1399 | 2662 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 152 | 827 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 237 | 198 | 155 | 152 | 108 | 112 | 88 | 93 | 161 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | ESE 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 90 | 148 | 97 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 688 | 535 | 1406 | 7 | 40 | 70 | 122 | 117 | 292 | 352 | 400 | 396 | 372 | 351 | 652 | 936 | 1079 | 988 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 83 | 83 | 141 | 83 | 25 |
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