Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 6PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1889 | 3474 | 3569 | 3353 | 3227 | 2668 | 2278 | 1983 | 1572 | 1262 | 1029 | 933 | 755 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 423 | 355 | 459 | 491 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.74m | 4:17AM1.56m | 4:29PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.49m | 4:59PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1889 | 3474 | 3569 | 3353 | 3227 | 2668 | 2278 | 1983 | 1572 | 1262 | 1029 | 933 | 922 | 661 | 466 | 386 | 314 | 355 | 309 | 263 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 755 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 423 | 255 | 198 | 146 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 284 | 444 | 469 | 688 | 866 | 1036 | 1101 | 1133 | 1180 | 1314 | 1207 | 12 | — | 31 | 109 | 239 | 223 | 459 | 491 | 384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 260 | 303 | 111 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 96 | 192 | 70 | 25 | 25 |
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