Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
18.4° 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 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
5
3
3
3
0
1
3
4
0
0
1
3
!
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0
!
!
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0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3208
2702
2294
1966
1731
1610
1291
1152
898
696
524
1174
2188
3211
4420
4961
4832
2894
2347
3331
8784
14680
8234
8766
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
55
NW
75
NW
60
WNW
40
W
30
WNW
20
W
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM1.27m
9:20PM1.31m
9:47AM1.24m
10:49PM1.40m
11:19AM1.31m
11:52PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.68m
3:42AM0.79m
4:04PM0.68m
5:13AM0.69m
5:20PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
1
1
3
11
6
3
Temp °C
14
14
16
18
17
16
17
16
17
15
13
17
13
12
12
12
12
13
17
19
18
17
17
17
13
12
14
16
13
13
16
13
6
6
4
10
3
1
0
2
5
6
6
4
7
11
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
0.9
S
9
0.4
SE
12
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
3208
2702
2294
1966
1731
1610
1291
1152
898
696
524
377
258
191
92
72
4197
2894
2347
139
52
10344
8234
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.1
E
7
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
833
736
736
659
650
565
457
444
392
386
431
340
1
30
46
46
103
251
235
72
51
52
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
22
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
18
8
9
6
93
92
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
2
W
6
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
1.2
NNW
4
3.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
0.7
NW
6
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
26
15
82
261
1174
2188
3211
4420
4961
4832
52
3331
8784
14680
32
8766
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
5
4
6
Distance (km)
0
7
33
36
90
72
29
0
54
54
72
140
272
282
752
876
54
54
580
707
694
140
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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