Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gansbaai today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3555 | 2760 | 2412 | 2802 | 4835 | 5914 | 5531 | 4841 | 4233 | 3765 | 3440 | 3260 | 3451 | 3235 | 3025 | 2590 | 2077 | 1752 | 990 | 860 | 763 | 1275 | 3887 | 3543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.12m | 11:57PM1.28m | 12:51PM1.26m | 1:08AM1.39m | 1:47PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.46m | 5:37PM0.54m | 6:35AM0.36m | 6:59PM0.41m | 7:35AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3555 | 2760 | 2412 | 2802 | 4835 | 5914 | 5531 | 4841 | 4233 | 3765 | 3440 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3025 | 2590 | 2077 | 1752 | 990 | 860 | 712 | 735 | 3887 | 3543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 372 | 193 | 69 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 94 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3260 | 3451 | 3235 | — | — | — | — | 362 | 734 | 763 | 1275 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 106 | 63 | 260 | 64 | 260 | 260 | 375 | 376 | 1418 | 2644 | 260 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 245 | 323 | 7 | 7 |
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