Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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
18.6° 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 2PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)16ft (5.0m)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 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
2
0
0
0
0
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0
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4
4
3
4
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5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
5
SSE
11
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2406
6274
10199
9901
8589
10784
9267
9303
7778
7453
7479
6813
6181
5515
4665
3399
3241
2977
2724
2524
3397
3621
3461
3409
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:05PM1.49m
6:10AM1.47m
6:48PM1.40m
6:54AM1.36m
7:49PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.44m
00:04AM0.59m
12:29PM0.53m
00:50AM0.70m
1:20PM0.62m
2:00AM0.78m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
2
14
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
15
11
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
14
14
12
12
13
15
15
14
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
160
119
176
255
355
346
304
9303
7778
7453
7479
6813
6181
5515
4665
3399
3241
2977
2724
2524
3397
3621
3461
3409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
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
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
208
206
93
93
91
46
208
205
172
132
139
355
245
261
494
408
379
314
305
1014
976
868
844
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
32
50
94
127
69
68
97
133
245
241
437
542
651
189
40
142
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
5
SSE
11
6
SE
12
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
1.3
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2406
6274
10199
9901
8589
10784
9267
249
443
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
250
281
283
473
347
281
281
231
231
29
231
281
141
29
7
7
7
0
0
29
29
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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