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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
18.0° 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 3PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gourits Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
8627 | 8990 | 8135 | 6477 | 5433 | 5633 | 6508 | 7385 | 7872 | 8383 | 8035 | 7568 | 6042 | 4837 | 4136 | 3501 | 3025 | 2502 | 2204 | 1815 | 1474 | 1291 | 1090 | 1055 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.44m | 00:41AM1.71m | 1:11PM1.58m | 1:25AM1.87m | 1:55PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.52m | 6:18PM0.49m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.18m | 7:53PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | |
13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
14 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 23 | 11 | 6042 | 4837 | 4136 | 3501 | 3025 | 2502 | 2204 | 1815 | 1474 | 1291 | 1090 | 1009 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 150 | 492 | 1055 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 50 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — |
8627 | 8990 | 8135 | 6477 | 5433 | 5633 | 6508 | 7385 | 7872 | 8383 | 8035 | 7568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 594 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 315 | 283 | 105 | 30 | 72 | 307 | 405 | 401 | 408 | 405 | 315 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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