Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1777 | 2948 | 3135 | 2801 | 2458 | 2006 | 1876 | 2103 | 2021 | 1131 | 1249 | 680 | 480 | 554 | 784 | 754 | 657 | 689 | 551 | 563 | 573 | 501 | 335 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.49m | 6:02PM1.54m | 6:19AM1.38m | 6:53PM1.48m | 7:12AM1.26m | 7:46PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.19m | 11:44AM0.14m | 00:19AM0.26m | 12:31PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.34m | 1:20PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1777 | 2948 | 3135 | 2801 | 2458 | 2006 | 1876 | 2103 | 2021 | 1131 | 1249 | 680 | 480 | 554 | 784 | 754 | 657 | 689 | 551 | 563 | 573 | 501 | 335 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1286 | 560 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 15 | 15 | 304 | 271 | 371 | 328 | 333 | 269 | 98 | 99 | 24 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 73 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 150 | — | 371 | 424 | 258 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 137 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 28 | 54 | 92 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 135 | 98 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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