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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
1338 | 1500 | 2425 | 2681 | 2653 | 2444 | 2353 | 2894 | 2982 | 3564 | 3387 | 3013 | 3145 | 2861 | 2824 | 2496 | 2386 | 2239 | 2782 | 2561 | 2362 | 2077 | 1742 | 1200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.30m | 5:22AM1.29m | 5:55PM1.23m | 5:59AM1.20m | 6:42PM1.16m | 6:47AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.30m | 11:16PM0.43m | 11:37AM0.38m | 11:54PM0.52m | 12:17PM0.45m | 00:42AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 1338 | 1500 | 2425 | 2681 | 2653 | 2444 | 2353 | 2285 | 309 | 362 | 328 | 257 | 299 | 2861 | 2824 | 2496 | 2386 | 2239 | 2782 | 2561 | 2362 | 2077 | 1742 | 1200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 313 | 933 | 652 | 504 | 470 | 343 | 288 | 237 | 186 | 91 | 90 | 64 | 31 | 215 | 209 | 248 | 443 | 190 | 373 | 357 | 414 | 378 | 807 | 1005 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | WSW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 80 | 80 | 130 | 208 | 208 | 239 | 314 | — | 107 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 73 | 127 | 123 | 18 | 431 | 98 | 248 | 338 | 491 | 384 | 200 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2894 | 2982 | 3564 | 3387 | 3013 | 3145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 246 | 245 | 271 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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