Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 215 | 174 | 181 | 253 | 374 | 369 | 273 | 282 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 404 | 392 | 347 | 290 | 336 | 241 | 227 | 360 | 175 | 386 | 199 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.56m | 4:38PM1.67m | 5:03AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:44AM1.38m | 6:01PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.11m | 10:56PM0.07m | 11:03AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 218 | 215 | 174 | 109 | 253 | 374 | 369 | 273 | 170 | 525 | 447 | 440 | 404 | 392 | 347 | 527 | 520 | 504 | 425 | 360 | 173 | 146 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 85 | 110 | 181 | 75 | 23 | 113 | 132 | 282 | 13 | 120 | 129 | — | 9 | 142 | 290 | 286 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 175 | 144 | 104 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 102 | 158 | 149 | 79 | — | — | 132 | 129 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | 195 | 8 | 33 | 121 | 97 | 58 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 | NE 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 452 | 400 | 472 | 523 | 664 | 703 | 644 | 640 | 504 | 567 | 513 | 435 | 475 | 590 | 574 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 83 | 61 | 143 | 386 | 199 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 7 | 25 | 141 | 75 | 52 | 7 |
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