Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1011 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 673 | 683 | 609 | 581 | 486 | 416 | 367 | 361 | 264 | 250 | 217 | 217 | 224 | 589 | 548 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39AM1.46m | 4:04PM1.53m | 4:09AM1.48m | 4:33PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.14m | 10:12PM0.24m | 10:19AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.21m | 10:47AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1011 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 673 | 683 | 609 | 581 | 486 | 416 | 367 | 361 | 264 | 262 | 237 | 242 | 242 | 589 | 548 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 69 | 250 | 213 | 217 | 224 | 253 | 264 | 275 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | S 18 | — | SW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 100 | 217 | 148 | 183 | — | 6 | — | 40 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 136 | 114 | 91 | 86 | 57 | 99 | 240 | 259 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 206 | 251 | 295 | 777 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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