Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
!
!
!
1
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
3.5
S
8
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2873
3364
3890
4228
4292
4022
3866
3471
3122
3000
2795
2456
1726
1504
1301
1116
1432
2287
1938
1496
1678
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:38PM1.57m
6:00AM1.36m
6:18PM1.46m
6:46AM1.24m
7:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.18m
11:55PM0.20m
11:59AM0.29m
00:39AM0.31m
12:45PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
9
10
14
14
13
14
11
10
9
10
7
6
8
8
6
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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