Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.7
SW
24
1.4
SW
22
2
SW
21
2.4
SW
20
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2085
1652
1263
941
962
775
646
111
210
240
250
263
218
546
1898
3422
4354
4498
4397
3096
2548
2175
1808
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:52AM1.12m
8:28PM1.19m
9:44AM1.06m
10:28PM1.15m
11:40AM1.14m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.55m
3:13AM0.54m
3:56PM0.62m
5:16AM0.51m
5:57PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
16
18
16
14
15
14
14
15
17
20
19
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
8
10
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
13
12
9
9
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