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Goukamma River Mouth surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Goukamma River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Goukamma River Mouth sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Goukamma River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Goukamma River Mouth at 7PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Goukamma River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
10089 | 9097 | 8488 | 7720 | 7270 | 6505 | 5885 | 5215 | 5016 | 4311 | 4841 | 4486 | 4144 | 3701 | 3010 | 2572 | 2256 | 1968 | 1713 | 1674 | 1438 | 1226 | 986 | 756 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.28m | 6:57AM1.25m | 7:53PM1.21m | 8:05AM1.16m | 9:24PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.48m | 00:53AM0.63m | 1:24PM0.56m | 2:03AM0.71m | 2:38PM0.62m | 3:45AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 10089 | 9097 | 8488 | 7720 | 7270 | 6505 | 5885 | 5215 | 5016 | 4311 | 4841 | 4486 | 4144 | 3701 | 3010 | 2572 | 2256 | 1968 | 1713 | 1674 | 1438 | 1226 | 986 | 756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 136 | 126 | 305 | 301 | 238 | 212 | 202 | 196 | 510 | 370 | 920 | 909 | 864 | 777 | 757 | 746 | 590 | 659 | 659 | 513 | 485 | 451 | 392 | 340 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 129 | 127 | 93 | 62 | 97 | 183 | 221 | 323 | 167 | 603 | — | 125 | 111 | — | — | 20 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 57 | — | 17 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 77 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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