Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2437 | 2326 | 2416 | 3281 | 5704 | 5164 | 4580 | 3922 | 3621 | 3404 | 3368 | 3318 | 3459 | 2884 | 4183 | 4493 | 5089 | 5233 | 4968 | 4431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.23m | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:46PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.33m | 1:10PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | ESE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 355 | 767 | 1764 | 2295 | 2437 | 2326 | 2416 | 3281 | 33 | 5164 | 4580 | 3922 | 3621 | 3404 | 3368 | 3318 | 3459 | 2884 | 4183 | 4493 | 5089 | 5233 | 4968 | 4431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 96 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 463 | 98 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 701 | 47 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 78 | 48 | 20 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 163 | 44 | 138 | 320 | 537 | 692 | 345 | 5704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 192 | 260 | 184 | 83 | 96 | 70 | 57 | 20 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
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