Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3890 | 4228 | 4292 | 4022 | 3866 | 3471 | 3122 | 3000 | 2682 | 2490 | 1939 | 1700 | 1301 | 1116 | 934 | 3359 | 1922 | 1739 | 2065 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.36m | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.29m | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:45PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3890 | 4228 | 4292 | 4022 | 3866 | 3471 | 3122 | 3000 | 2682 | 2490 | 1939 | 1700 | 1301 | 1116 | 934 | 501 | 433 | 412 | 328 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 166 | 183 | 154 | 147 | 169 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 320 | 3359 | 1922 | 1739 | 2065 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 323 | 931 | 271 |
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