Gourits Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 21.88° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gourits Mouth sea temperature is

16.4° C

Gourits Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 3PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	4	4	0	0	0	0	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	992	1543	1645	5573	7581	7292	6589	5993	4940	2921	2662	2590	2618	2218	1868	1547	1387	1308	1288	1235	1253	1186	1077
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide					2:56PM1.58m				3:01AM1.67m				3:27PM1.69m				3:32AM1.75m				3:56PM1.79m
Low Tide			8:49AM0.40m				9:00PM0.47m				9:18AM0.30m				9:31PM0.37m				9:46AM0.21m				10:01PM0.30m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	15	15	14	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	15	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	13	13	11	9	10	9	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	10	11	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	992	1543	1645	5573	7581	7292	6589	5993	4940	2921	2662	2590	2618	2218	1868	1547	1387	1308	1288	1235	1253	1186	1077
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	457	612	722	1645	1488	—	—	—	—	186	—	157	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	—	—	S 7	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	41	—	—	400	2904	—	—	—	—	140	253	251	148	272	406	423	377	239	189	192	261	474	544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	30	0	0	105	283	629	90	90	90	90	90	317	90	90	90	72	54	54	90	239	90	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4						4	4					3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Antiques Maldives	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	5	6	4	4	4

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