Surf Forecasts:
Gansbaai surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period, S swell with 5,653 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gansbaai this week:
The surf forecast for Gansbaai over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gansbaai in the next 16 days are 5.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 11s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gansbaai over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 431 | 224 | 355 | 2295 | 2457 | 4998 | 3365 | 2727 | 3606 | 3949 | 4555 | 3390 | 2376 | 2340 | 4447 | 4034 | 3377 | 2670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.32m | 6:48PM1.46m | 7:13AM1.23m | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:46PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | 11:33AM1.12m | 11:57PM1.28m | 12:51PM1.26m | 1:08AM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.27m | 12:25PM0.30m | 1:09AM0.33m | 1:10PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | 5:11AM0.46m | 5:37PM0.54m | 6:35AM0.36m | 6:59PM0.41m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | E 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 389 | 431 | 224 | 355 | 2295 | 2457 | 4998 | 3365 | 2727 | 3606 | 3949 | 4555 | 3390 | 2376 | 2340 | 4447 | 46 | 7 | 2670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 242 | 121 | 112 | 144 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 88 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 16 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 41 | 88 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 100 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 4034 | 3377 | 2069 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 96 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 47 | 340 | 2916 | 2643 |
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