Gansbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Gansbaai, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.8° 

Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Gansbaai based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Gansbaai right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Gansbaai

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Hermanus

21 km NW76 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (4 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.9 °C-
-

-

Elgin Exp Farm

56 km NW297 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 190°)
12.7 °C-
-

-

ASCATB20E35S

65 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(26 km/h at 119°)
- °C- km
- km


Cape Agulhas

68 km ESE4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
10
light winds from the ESE
(11 km/h at 120°)
16.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATC19E35S

69 km WSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the ESE
(41 km/h at 114°)
- °C- km
- km


Struisbaai

71 km ESE102 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.9 °C-
-

-

Tygerhoek

72 km NE151 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 230°)
11.2 °C-
-

-

ASCATB19E35S

76 km WSW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
45
strong winds from the ESE
(44 km/h at 120°)
- °C- km
- km


Somerset West

77 km WNW124 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 88°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Point (68916 -0)

82 km W228 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.6 °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Gansbaai and within an acceptable time window.

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