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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gourits Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | |
689 | 530 | 416 | 370 | 361 | 385 | 370 | 1079 | 390 | 494 | 599 | 770 | 862 | 918 | 1170 | 998 | 1000 | 936 | 1077 | 722 | 722 | 1284 | 2806 | 2789 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.85m | 4:30PM1.73m | 4:37AM1.78m | 4:59PM1.67m | 5:06AM1.69m | 5:30PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.20m | 10:28PM0.32m | 10:48AM0.26m | 10:57PM0.39m | 11:18AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
689 | 530 | 416 | 370 | 361 | 385 | 370 | 1079 | 375 | 494 | 599 | 248 | 862 | 918 | 862 | 183 | 167 | 161 | 802 | 722 | 722 | 1284 | 2806 | 2789 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 12 |
291 | 227 | 227 | 223 | 206 | 360 | 350 | 96 | 390 | 280 | 273 | 149 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 123 | 123 | 270 | 483 | 80 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
112 | 181 | 165 | 254 | 284 | 130 | 150 | 138 | 173 | 286 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 80 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 770 | 44 | — | 1170 | 998 | 1000 | 936 | 1077 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 90 | 54 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 90 | 36 | 7 |
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