Gourits Mouth Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.34° S 21.88° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 17.6° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (18 May)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (18 May)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).
	Monday 18							Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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)	3	3	1	0	0	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 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 8	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 15	SW 12	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	509	560	637	501	911	837	694	616	437	437	488	380	374	282	277	277	190	154	118	114	94	85	82	80
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide					4:46PM1.87m					5:03AM1.92m				5:33PM1.80m				5:50AM1.77m				6:25PM1.70m
Low Tide			10:37AM0.04m				10:52PM0.18m					11:21AM0.13m				11:42PM0.29m				12:09PM0.26m				00:37AM0.42m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	6	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	18	19	17	16	16	14	14	14	13	11	16	13	13	11	12	12	14	12	14	15	15	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14
kJ	509	560	637	501	911	837	694	529	375	339	488	380	374	282	277	277	190	154	118	114	94	68	67	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSE 5	S 12	S 6	S 8	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 11
kJ	174	134	212	41	103	37	177	26	437	437	54	74	71	116	111	106	103	103	99	50	44	85	82	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SSE 5	SSW 16	S 6	S 12	S 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 11
kJ	29	28	19	284	17	101	70	25	24	44	—	—	—	19	29	—	16	16	16	8	44	84	35	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	SE 5	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 8	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	44	64	17	61	87	124	616	108	144	693	1029	1194	1427	1457	1434	1271	1020	886	956	1408	1657	1996	1376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	90	282	90	90	90	90	72	72	90	281	90	90	90	90	72	90	90	90	90	72	72	54
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	Voelklip	De Kelders								Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay			Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Paranoia	Paranoia	Voelklip	Hawston	Pringle Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4								3	4			2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

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