Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 9AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 1123 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1622 | 1597 | 1609 | 1697 | 984 | 967 | 850 | 722 | 625 | 475 | 385 | 874 | 1423 | 1669 | 3314 | 3233 | 3001 | 2851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:34AM1.56m | 2:53PM1.71m | 3:11AM1.60m | 3:27PM1.75m | 3:44AM1.60m | 3:59PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.06m | 9:10PM0.03m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 742 | 782 | 1602 | 2457 | 2250 | 1915 | 1622 | 1597 | 1609 | 1697 | 984 | 967 | 850 | 722 | 625 | 475 | 385 | 874 | 1423 | 1669 | 3314 | 3233 | 3001 | 2851 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 394 | 1123 | 698 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 33 | — | 102 | 49 | — | — | 75 | 80 | 111 | 237 | — | 69 | 61 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | 206 | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 73 | 102 | 191 | 352 | 337 | 267 | 183 | 151 | 176 | 357 | 637 | 865 | 875 | 1021 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 7 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 7 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 120 | 1054 | 70 | 114 |
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