Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 7AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (06 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
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0
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4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1959
1980
4401
8933
10012
10296
10858
8975
8655
8053
7055
7389
6813
6181
5793
4996
3622
3455
3233
3505
3144
3118
3116
3214
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:36AM1.58m
6:05PM1.49m
6:10AM1.47m
6:48PM1.40m
6:54AM1.36m
7:49PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.49m
11:50AM0.44m
00:04AM0.59m
12:29PM0.53m
00:50AM0.70m
1:20PM0.62m
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:11
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5:45
5:45
5:44
1
11
3
3
5
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
12
12
9
9
9
8
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
1959
160
119
176
255
255
346
304
8655
8053
7055
7389
6813
6181
5793
4996
3622
3455
3233
3505
3144
3118
3116
3214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
193
208
206
123
91
74
46
208
208
172
132
139
355
245
261
494
482
424
542
920
1014
976
868
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
S
9
0.9
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
127
32
50
94
127
69
68
97
133
245
241
437
215
326
188
377
144
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
1980
4401
8933
10012
10296
10858
8975
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
9
6
4
4
3
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
29
231
281
283
341
473
281
281
231
29
29
231
281
281
29
7
7
7
7
7
29
29
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
9
9
6
6
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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