Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1058 | 980 | 897 | 826 | 899 | 672 | 554 | 1080 | 1068 | 787 | 705 | 1306 | 797 | 1676 | 1800 | 1944 | 2299 | 2667 | 1804 | 2168 | 1903 | 1659 | 1494 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.20m | 7:18PM1.27m | 7:29AM1.14m | 8:13PM1.27m | 8:36AM1.11m | 9:15PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.50m | 12:47PM0.40m | 1:30AM0.53m | 1:37PM0.45m | 2:35AM0.52m | 2:38PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1058 | 980 | 897 | 826 | 899 | 672 | 554 | 1080 | 1068 | 787 | 705 | 1306 | 797 | 1676 | 1800 | 1944 | 2299 | 2667 | 1804 | 2168 | 1903 | 1659 | 1494 | 1137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 12 | SW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 479 | 465 | 414 | 377 | 359 | 359 | 494 | 319 | 243 | 323 | 323 | 222 | 459 | 174 | 148 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 167 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 13 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | 57 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 243 | 247 | 13 | 180 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 259 | 95 | 7 | 11 | — | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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