Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 1915 | 1631 | 2828 | 3371 | 7806 | 8093 | 7568 | 6882 | 5987 | 5488 | 5371 | 5433 | 5462 | 4777 | 4563 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.21m | 12:32PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1138 | 1314 | 1283 | 1306 | 521 | 1631 | 2828 | 3371 | 7806 | 8093 | 7568 | 6882 | 5987 | 5488 | 5371 | 5433 | 5462 | 4777 | 4563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 92 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 48 | 52 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 62 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 2274 | 1680 | 924 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 49 | 1915 | 1079 | 1684 | 1869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 85 | 704 | 815 | 931 | 106 | 64 | 54 | 29 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 116 | 54 | 0 | 7 |
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