Gordon's Bay Main Beach

Western Cape, South Africa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 PM South Africa Standard Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.4 m) at 11 s, heading toward NE, with moderate offshore wind toward W.

Swell

1.4 m

NE

11 s

Wind

13 km/h

W

Offshore

Tide

1 m

Rising

Weather

21 °C

Clear

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NE

8 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 12 °C

1 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

11 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Clear · 12 °C

2 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

14 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 12 °C

3 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

10 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 12 °C

4 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

10 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 12 °C

5 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

12 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 12 °C

6 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

14 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 12 °C

7 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

14 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 12 °C

8 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

16 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 15 °C

9 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

10 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 18 °C

10 AM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

4 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Clear · 21 °C

11 AM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NE

8 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

0.9 m

Clear · 22 °C

12 PM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NE

8 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 23 °C

1 PM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NE

8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 24 °C

2 PM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NE

10 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Clear · 25 °C

3 PM

Good

1.2 m · 10 s

NE

12 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 25 °C

4 PM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 25 °C

5 PM

Good

1.3 m · 10 s

NE

14 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 24 °C

6 PM

Good

1.3 m · 11 s

NE

11 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 23 °C

7 PM

Good

1.4 m · 11 s

NE

11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 22 °C

8 PM

Good

1.4 m · 11 s

NE

13 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 21 °C

9 PM

Good

1.4 m · 11 s

NE

15 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 20 °C

10 PM

Good

1.5 m · 11 s

NE

18 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 19 °C

11 PM

Good

1.5 m · 11 s

NE

17 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 18 °C

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