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Gansbaai Surf Photo: 'Gansbaai firing, 14 December 2018' by Kevin Lyon

Lat Long: 34.59° S 19.33° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is

15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	WNW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	WNW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	WNW
	13 s	cross		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	WNW
	13 s	off		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	E
	13 s	off		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	E
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	S	SW	WNW
	12 s	cross	3 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	E
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	E
	12 s	off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gansbaai around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 4 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.3 ft). Range 1.93m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Gansbaai Surf Photo: 'Gansbaai firing, 14 December 2018' by Kevin Lyon

Set waves approximately 4 meters, side to off shore winds holding up sections, with hollow sections breaking into mushy faces inside. Not a single person out...must be sharky.

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User: Kevin Lyon (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (561 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:47 am 14 Dec 2018