Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 2026 SAST
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Gourits Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gourits Mouth sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)10ft (3.0m)6s
Evening (10 May)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
3
WSW
6
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
13
6
SW
13
6
WSW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1035
756
564
627
1984
3145
4850
5540
6514
3312
2271
3493
10882
12593
12959
11028
10901
7668
6682
5702
5725
6240
6449
7356
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
W
50
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
75
NW
70
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:47AM1.24m
10:49PM1.40m
11:19AM1.31m
11:52PM1.55m
12:22PM1.44m
00:41AM1.71m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.68m
5:13AM0.69m
5:20PM0.60m
6:16AM0.52m
6:18PM0.49m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
2
1
1
3
1
9
12
5
4
10
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
17
13
11
12
12
11
14
17
19
17
18
17
17
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
15
7
7
6
8
3
-1
1
3
4
7
2
6
10
11
9
13
10
9
11
13
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
4
WSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
5
SW
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1035
756
564
422
293
187
110
69
4789
3312
2271
125
96
23
23
23
8486
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.4
S
12
1.1
S
10
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
392
386
431
30
46
46
103
46
255
71
52
23
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
7
54
52
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
4
1.6
WNW
5
3
WSW
6
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
0.9
NNW
4
1.6
NW
5
4.5
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
13
6
SW
13
6
WSW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
53
123
627
1984
3145
4850
5540
6514
32
120
3493
10882
12593
12959
11028
10901
7668
6682
5702
5725
6240
6449
7356
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
5
1
1
4
3
3
9
4
9
4
7
4
8
4
4
4
Distance (km)
31
33
88
105
347
752
776
145
72
54
754
707
714
728
105
7
105
317
30
7
282
307
307
307
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
5
5
4
4
3
3
9
4
9
4
9
4
8
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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