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Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gourits Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
5640 | 6847 | 3368 | 2183 | 6924 | 11729 | 14439 | 14887 | 13314 | 10344 | 9243 | 7468 | 6278 | 5699 | 5261 | 5971 | 6449 | 7047 | 8299 | 8255 | 7929 | 6373 | 4780 | 4012 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.31m | 11:52PM1.55m | 12:22PM1.44m | 00:41AM1.71m | 1:11PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.69m | 5:20PM0.60m | 6:16AM0.52m | 6:18PM0.49m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:07PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
 kJ | 71 | 5198 | 3368 | 2183 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 29 | 41 | 62 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 4012 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 103 | 95 | 122 | 72 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 5640 | 6847 | 26 | 136 | 6924 | 11729 | 14439 | 14887 | 13314 | 10344 | 9243 | 7468 | 6278 | 5699 | 5261 | 5971 | 6449 | 7047 | 8299 | 8255 | 7929 | 6373 | 4780 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 876 | 54 | 54 | 580 | 577 | 718 | 746 | 105 | 315 | 752 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 307 | 307 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 314 | 314 | 30 | 7 |
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