Gansbaai surf break

Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4617
4334
3737
3099
2782
2386
2377
2195
1883
1971
2416
2368
2410
3021
2752
2482
1737
1408
1381
1175
755
666
598
573
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
25
W
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:43PM1.45m
2:48AM1.56m
3:13PM1.46m
3:18AM1.55m
3:42PM1.46m
3:48AM1.51m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.24m
9:08AM0.12m
9:14PM0.24m
9:36AM0.14m
9:44PM0.26m
10:04AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
17
16
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
4617
4334
3737
3099
2782
2386
2377
2195
1883
1971
2416
2368
2410
244
240
247
235
235
1015
918
755
666
598
568
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
265
160
123
79
57
29
27
16
10
106
4
141
171
68
71
69
69
124
185
182
174
519
544
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
14
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
10
4
10
104
104
16
38
37
84
61
204
339
334
167
128
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
2.2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
Energy kJ
71
152
381
632
800
685
506
503
3021
2752
2482
1737
1408
1381
1175
573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
54
41
25
25
20
25
184
83
83
192
192
184
41
184
83
83
41
25
7
7
7
7
7
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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