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Gansbaai surf Forecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 26 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 26 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 26 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 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)16161515171616151514141414141515141414141414141313131313668111111111111111112121111111010111010101010109101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)71016021441142110982231217517531526139312731063104810481246112310778998997266416234573923803301681581492134081128145215991752188618151505153213661121911698611416290476385363294245205193216250294288267262220
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
E
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
0
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
11:07PM
1.30
11:40AM
1.23
12:06AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
5:36AM
0.42
5:47PM
0.37
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-----7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20------
Sunset6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616161615192220181718181920191817171615151718171618181717191918171716161619191816171615152025252122232222222119181717
Feels °C (?)11101010109131514131216181820181717171513121515171617151313151412131513141316151617171412111621211820212021211918171616

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