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Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gourits Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
546 | 537 | 510 | 544 | 652 | 770 | 866 | 940 | 895 | 794 | 604 | 606 | 538 | 878 | 682 | 529 | 507 | 961 | 1094 | 1374 | 2463 | 2511 | 3060 | 3848 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.75m | 4:19PM1.68m | 4:25AM1.72m | 4:52PM1.66m | 4:58AM1.68m | 5:26PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.27m | 10:18PM0.39m | 10:39AM0.29m | 10:52PM0.42m | 11:12AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
546 | 537 | 510 | 544 | 652 | 770 | 866 | 940 | 895 | 794 | 604 | 606 | 538 | 135 | 176 | 157 | 507 | 961 | 1094 | 1060 | 822 | 730 | 597 | 471 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
55 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 149 | 114 | 453 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 42 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 186 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 878 | 682 | 529 | 355 | 919 | 970 | 1374 | 2463 | 2511 | 3060 | 3848 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 88 | 29 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 399 | 401 | 694 | 401 | 417 |
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