Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 876 | 923 | 902 | 902 | 872 | 741 | 831 | 729 | 614 | 550 | 947 | 1567 | 1941 | 1773 | 1518 | 1494 | 1348 | 1187 | 1077 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.38m | 6:39AM1.30m | 7:03PM1.23m | 7:57AM1.22m | 8:34PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.31m | 12:52PM0.45m | 1:27AM0.43m | 2:24PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 876 | 923 | 902 | 902 | 872 | 741 | 831 | 729 | 614 | 550 | 947 | 1567 | 1941 | 1773 | 1518 | 1494 | 1348 | 1187 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 96 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 48 | 69 | 130 | 357 | 350 | 72 | 46 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 17 | 16 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 25 | 25 | 82 | 79 | 52 | 71 | 32 | 65 | 79 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 98 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 53 | 84 | 70 | 41 | 33 | 20 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 106 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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