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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2187 | 2063 | 1806 | 1697 | 1569 | 1569 | 1703 | 1730 | 1092 | 1545 | 1341 | 1209 | 1094 | 792 | 604 | 533 | 433 | 400 | 343 | 298 | 273 | 268 | 242 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 1.49 | 12:46AM 1.35 | 12:56PM 1.59 | 1:35AM 1.46 | 1:46PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:46AM 0.39 | 6:36PM 0.20 | 6:43AM 0.30 | 7:25PM 0.09 | 7:35AM 0.22 | 8:12PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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