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Gansbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Dec 2024 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gansbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Gansbaai at 2PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gansbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 5200 | 4993 | 5118 | 4915 | 4455 | 3944 | 3544 | 3082 | 2693 | 2354 | 2456 | 2310 | 2242 | 2004 | 2033 | 1805 | 1747 | 1256 | 961 | 836 | 738 | 627 | 615 | 538 | 451 | 362 | 511 | 465 | 403 | 349 | 349 | 388 | 375 | 448 | 443 | 574 | 605 | 574 | 704 | 676 | 676 | 821 | 874 | 1450 | 1247 | 1594 | 1374 | 1240 | 986 | 800 | 786 | 723 | 661 | 711 | 583 | 534 | 471 | 377 | 332 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:06AM 1.24 | 8:28PM 1.03 | 9:05AM 1.19 | 9:44PM 1.00 | 10:10AM 1.17 | 11:03PM 1.02 | 11:15AM 1.19 | 12:08AM 1.07 | 12:11PM 1.23 | 12:58AM 1.15 | 1:00PM 1.29 | 1:41AM 1.23 | 1:43PM 1.36 | 2:19AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 0.57 | 2:25AM 0.57 | 3:47PM 0.59 | 3:34AM 0.62 | 4:59PM 0.56 | 4:51AM 0.63 | 6:00PM 0.51 | 6:00AM 0.60 | 6:50PM 0.43 | 6:54AM 0.54 | 7:32PM 0.36 | 7:39AM 0.46 | 8:10PM 0.28 | 8:19AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
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