Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.7
W
5
1.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.9
WNW
6
2.2
W
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.3
W
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
263
186
207
144
220
205
202
198
200
165
535
160
154
143
255
427
577
675
672
1652
3181
2993
2554
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:21AM1.09m
10:22PM1.19m
11:04AM1.11m
11:40PM1.28m
12:13PM1.19m
00:33AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.53m
5:01AM0.53m
5:17PM0.50m
6:13AM0.43m
6:18PM0.42m
7:01AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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7:13
7:13
7:13
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6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
6
6
5
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
24
23
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
14
14
15
13
13
14
14
18
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
16
14
14
14
15
13
11
12
6
7
8
5
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
2
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
349
263
186
207
88
220
205
202
198
200
42
28
160
154
109
71
55
55
54
95
36
7
969
1456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SW
12
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
91
76
75
57
144
62
67
65
42
42
6
23
27
18
19
19
18
18
20
19
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
21
9
83
75
66
45
26
16
14
6
6
6
21
41
41
38
22
21
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
1.1
WNW
4
1.7
W
5
1.6
W
10
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2.2
W
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.3
W
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8
52
165
535
88
92
143
255
427
577
675
672
1652
3181
2993
2554
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
25
96
86
52
25
25
25
25
83
91
75
91
91
955
245
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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