Gansbaai Surf Break

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
784
803
754
689
614
563
488
506
335
283
415
1006
1089
1273
1471
1429
1408
1408
1288
1269
1249
933
976
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
6:53PM1.48m
7:12AM1.26m
7:46PM1.40m
8:11AM1.16m
8:44PM1.33m
9:18AM1.09m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.34m
1:20PM0.33m
2:15AM0.41m
2:14PM0.43m
3:20AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
14
14
15
16
17
21
24
24
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
17
18
18
17
16
17
19
19
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
12
13
18
22
22
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
500
784
803
754
689
614
563
488
506
335
283
332
1006
1089
1273
1471
1429
1408
1408
1288
1269
1249
933
976
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
S
9
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
S
9
0.7
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
371
269
142
98
24
40
32
79
26
73
215
415
90
33
32
5
16
20
17
7
11
5
240
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
S
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
258
13
50
49
46
91
91
26
86
137
76
15
9
8
8
5
12
5
7
6
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
138
143
118
80
51
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
57
7
0
20
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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