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Gansbaai surf Forecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 SAST
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is 14.0°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Gansbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gansbaai sea temperature is 14.0°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.8
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121211788881516161515171616151514141414141515141414141414131313136667910111110101010101010101010111010121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24728927636319336789310668661232710147414411421109822312175175315261393127310631048104812291229107710778998027266324513863802862661842414399771352137714851682145212751026922843600612574550643564566755647501
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
15
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.46
4:13AM
1.53
4:38PM
1.42
4:45AM
1.47
5:12PM
1.36
5:20AM
1.39
5:53PM
1.28
6:04AM
1.29
6:48PM
1.20
7:05AM
1.19
8:07PM
1.15
8:37AM
1.11
9:46PM
1.18
10:22AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.12
10:06PM
0.24
10:28AM
0.16
10:36PM
0.29
11:00AM
0.22
11:10PM
0.36
11:38AM
0.30
11:52PM
0.44
12:25PM
0.39
12:50AM
0.53
1:32PM
0.47
2:21AM
0.59
3:05PM
0.51
4:13AM
0.55
4:38PM
0.47
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset--6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------------------------1---------------
Temp. °C181818171717161718181816151515151821191817161718212119171617161617181716151516171818171717171616171818171615141520232221
Feels °C (?)17171616161613131311111099991114131312111618211918181616161515151712121312141212121415151415171716151412111218212120

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