Gansbaai Reefs (Shark Alley) Surf Report

Current surf conditions for Gansbaai Reefs (2025-12-23)
Wave height * 3.5ft / 1.1m
Swell period 10s
Swell direction °
Wind ° 18mph / 28km/h
Weather Fair 21°C / 70°F
Sea temp 20°C / 68°F
* Wave size is face height of set waves.
Gansbaai Reefs surf map

10 day Gansbaai Reefs surf forecast

Tue

23/Dec
3.5ft

8

13

14
  • High 5:44am
  • Low 11:52am
  • High 5:53pm
  • Low 11:59pm

Wed

24/Dec
4.5ft

16

23

20
  • High 6:24am
  • Low 12:39pm
  • High 6:39pm

Thu

25/Dec
4.5ft

17

25

19
  • Low 12:43am
  • High 7:11am
  • Low 1:34pm
  • High 7:34pm

Fri

26/Dec
5ft

16

21

19
  • Low 1:36am
  • High 8:07am
  • Low 2:40pm
  • High 8:40pm

Sat

27/Dec
3.5ft

12

16

15
  • Low 2:42am
  • High 9:12am
  • Low 3:55pm
  • High 9:58pm

Sun

28/Dec
3.5ft

12

19

19
  • Low 4:00am
  • High 10:26am
  • Low 5:10pm
  • High 11:17pm

Mon

29/Dec
3.5ft

10

12

11
  • Low 5:18am
  • High 11:38am
  • Low 6:17pm

Tue

30/Dec
2.5ft

6

13

12
  • High 12:28am
  • Low 6:28am
  • High 12:44pm
  • Low 7:15pm

Wed

31/Dec
5.5ft

11

22

18
  • High 1:27am
  • Low 7:31am
  • High 1:43pm
  • Low 8:08pm

Thu

1/Jan
5ft

15

24

18

Tue 23rd Dec

Surf report for Tue 23/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 3.5ft 5ft 10s 10mph (14mph) weather symbol 20°C/67°F
8:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 10s 8mph (11mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
11:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 10s 13mph (14mph) weather symbol 20°C/69°F
14:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 10s 13mph (14mph) weather symbol 20°C/69°F
17:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 10s 12mph (15mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
20:00 3.5ft 5.4ft 10s 14mph (18mph) weather symbol 19°C/67°F
Tide times
High 5:44am (1.64m)
Low 11:52am (0.61m)
High 5:53pm (1.53m)
Low 11:59pm (0.53m)
Daylight
First light04:58
Sunrise05:27
Sunset19:56
Dark20:25

Wed 24th Dec

Surf report for Wed 24/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4ft 6.5ft 8s 14mph (20mph) weather symbol 19°C/66°F
8:00 4ft 6.8ft 8s 16mph (19mph) weather symbol 19°C/66°F
11:00 4.5ft 7.7ft 8s 22mph (24mph) weather symbol 21°C/69°F
14:00 4.5ft 7.8ft 8s 23mph (28mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
17:00 4.5ft 7.5ft 8s 23mph (29mph) weather symbol 21°C/69°F
20:00 4ft 7.3ft 8s 20mph (27mph) weather symbol 20°C/67°F
Tide times
High 6:24am (1.63m)
Low 12:39pm (0.63m)
High 6:39pm (1.47m)
Daylight
First light04:58
Sunrise05:28
Sunset19:56
Dark20:25

Thu 25th Dec

Surf report for Thu 25/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4.5ft 6.9ft 9s 19mph (26mph) weather symbol 19°C/65°F
8:00 5ft 6.7ft 9s 17mph (21mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
11:00 4ft 6.2ft 12s 15mph (17mph) weather symbol 22°C/71°F
14:00 4.5ft 6.5ft 12s 25mph (26mph) weather symbol 22°C/71°F
17:00 4.5ft 6.5ft 11s 23mph (27mph) weather symbol 21°C/69°F
20:00 4.5ft 6.7ft 11s 19mph (24mph) weather symbol 20°C/67°F
Tide times
Low 12:43am (0.59m)
High 7:11am (1.61m)
Low 1:34pm (0.65m)
High 7:34pm (1.42m)
Daylight
First light04:59
Sunrise05:28
Sunset19:56
Dark20:26

Fri 26th Dec

Surf report for Fri 26/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 5ft 7ft 12s 18mph (24mph) weather symbol 19°C/66°F
8:00 5ft 7.2ft 12s 16mph (21mph) weather symbol 19°C/66°F
11:00 5ft 7.3ft 12s 17mph (22mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
14:00 5ft 7.5ft 12s 21mph (25mph) weather symbol 21°C/70°F
17:00 5ft 7.5ft 11s 21mph (27mph) weather symbol 21°C/70°F
20:00 4.5ft 6.9ft 11s 19mph (26mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
Tide times
Low 1:36am (0.64m)
High 8:07am (1.58m)
Low 2:40pm (0.66m)
High 8:40pm (1.37m)
Daylight
First light04:59
Sunrise05:29
Sunset19:57
Dark20:26

Sat 27th Dec

Surf report for Sat 27/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4ft 5.5ft 11s 11mph (19mph) weather symbol 18°C/65°F
8:00 4ft 5.3ft 11s 12mph (18mph) weather symbol 19°C/67°F
11:00 3.5ft 5ft 11s 14mph (17mph) weather symbol 19°C/67°F
14:00 3.5ft 5ft 11s 16mph (19mph) weather symbol 20°C/67°F
17:00 4ft 5.1ft 11s 15mph (19mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
20:00 4ft 5.2ft 11s 15mph (20mph) weather symbol 20°C/68°F
Tide times
Low 2:42am (0.69m)
High 9:12am (1.57m)
Low 3:55pm (0.65m)
High 9:58pm (1.36m)
Daylight
First light05:00
Sunrise05:29
Sunset19:57
Dark20:26

Sun 28th Dec

Surf report for Sun 28/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 3ft 4.1ft 10s 10mph (17mph) weather symbol 18°C/64°F
8:00 3ft 4ft 10s 12mph (17mph) weather symbol 20°C/67°F
11:00 3ft 4.3ft 10s 10mph (12mph) weather symbol 23°C/73°F
14:00 3.5ft 4.8ft 8s 19mph (21mph) weather symbol 24°C/76°F
17:00 4ft 5.4ft 6s 26mph (31mph) weather symbol 23°C/74°F
20:00 4ft 5.2ft 7s 19mph (28mph) weather symbol 21°C/70°F
Tide times
Low 4:00am (0.71m)
High 10:26am (1.58m)
Low 5:10pm (0.60m)
High 11:17pm (1.40m)
Daylight
First light05:01
Sunrise05:30
Sunset19:57
Dark20:27

Mon 29th Dec

Surf report for Mon 29/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4ft 5.6ft 7s 16mph (28mph) weather symbol 19°C/66°F
8:00 4ft 5.4ft 8s 10mph (13mph) weather symbol 20°C/69°F
11:00 3.5ft 4.8ft 8s 7mph (7mph) weather symbol 23°C/74°F
14:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 8s 12mph (15mph) weather symbol 23°C/74°F
17:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 8s 17mph (20mph) weather symbol 24°C/76°F
20:00 3.5ft 4.8ft 9s 11mph (11mph) weather symbol 24°C/75°F
Tide times
Low 5:18am (0.68m)
High 11:38am (1.62m)
Low 6:17pm (0.53m)
Daylight
First light05:01
Sunrise05:31
Sunset19:58
Dark20:27

Tue 30th Dec

Surf report for Tue 30/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 3ft 4.3ft 9s 9mph (10mph) weather symbol 20°C/67°F
8:00 2.5ft 4.1ft 9s 6mph (7mph) weather symbol 20°C/69°F
11:00 2.5ft 4.1ft 9s 12mph (13mph) weather symbol 21°C/70°F
14:00 2.5ft 4.1ft 11s 13mph (15mph) weather symbol 21°C/70°F
17:00 3ft 4.3ft 11s 11mph (15mph) weather symbol 21°C/70°F
20:00 3.5ft 4.6ft 12s 12mph (17mph) weather symbol 21°C/69°F
Tide times
High 12:28am (1.48m)
Low 6:28am (0.62m)
High 12:44pm (1.69m)
Low 7:15pm (0.44m)
Daylight
First light05:02
Sunrise05:31
Sunset19:58
Dark20:27

Wed 31st Dec

Surf report for Wed 31/12
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4.5ft 5.4ft 11s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 21°C/71°F
8:00 4.5ft 5.5ft 11s 11mph (14mph) weather symbol 22°C/72°F
11:00 5ft 5.8ft 11s 13mph (16mph) weather symbol 23°C/74°F
14:00 5.5ft 6.6ft 11s 22mph (26mph) weather symbol 24°C/75°F
17:00 6ft 7ft 9s 23mph (28mph) weather symbol 23°C/74°F
20:00 5.5ft 6.4ft 9s 18mph (25mph) weather symbol 22°C/71°F
Tide times
High 1:27am (1.59m)
Low 7:31am (0.55m)
High 1:43pm (1.74m)
Low 8:08pm (0.37m)
Daylight
First light05:03
Sunrise05:32
Sunset19:58
Dark20:27

Thu 1st Jan

Surf report for Thu 01/01
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 5.5ft 6.3ft 9s 12mph (24mph) weather symbol 19°C/66°F
8:00 5ft 6.5ft 9s 15mph (22mph) weather symbol 21°C/69°F
11:00 4.5ft 6.4ft 9s 13mph (17mph) weather symbol 24°C/75°F
14:00 5ft 6.5ft 9s 24mph (28mph) weather symbol 25°C/77°F
17:00 4.5ft 6.6ft 9s 24mph (29mph) weather symbol 24°C/76°F
20:00 4.5ft 6.5ft 9s 18mph (26mph) weather symbol 21°C/71°F
Tide times
Daylight
First light05:04
Sunrise05:33
Sunset19:58
Dark20:28

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