Gordons Bay Harbour surf break

Gordons Bay Harbour surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 SAST
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Gordons Bay Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gordons Bay Harbour sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gordons Bay Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Gordons Bay Harbour at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Gordons Bay Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121313131212111111121213121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)560616722671722125516653686464632932449205986716851776197920942508222119671757146813241141
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
1.04
10:33PM
1.07
11:40AM
1.10
12:12AM
1.15
12:48PM
1.24
1:08AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.55
4:15PM
0.61
5:22AM
0.53
6:08PM
0.52
6:37AM
0.42
7:08PM
0.39
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:41------
Sunset----6:35-------6:36-------6:37---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1322---------------
Temp. °C121216171515151414121313131212121212141414131313
Feels °C (?)879877678789991091011111110101111
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Gordons Bay Harbour (light winds from the NNW at Somerset West 14 km from Gordons Bay Harbour). A 2.1m groundswell from the SW

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2 h 25 min ago

13 km/h
NNW
Cross-Off
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