Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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
18.0° 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: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (13 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
!
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
1.8
S
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8434
8914
9140
8265
6981
5343
4392
3843
3235
2779
2365
2041
1578
1350
1090
1354
3517
2980
2939
2689
2651
2281
1849
1889
Wind (km/h)
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:11PM1.58m
1:25AM1.87m
1:55PM1.72m
2:08AM1.99m
2:38PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.35m
7:07PM0.36m
7:48AM0.18m
7:53PM0.25m
8:30AM0.06m
8:37PM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
5
5
6
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
15
16
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SE
9
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
11
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
Energy kJ
14
23
6981
5343
4392
3843
3235
2779
2365
2041
1578
1350
1090
898
3517
2980
2939
2689
2651
2281
1849
1642
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.8
S
15
0.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
15
15
66
198
499
1354
165
725
712
664
604
515
662
1889
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
Energy kJ
49
50
49
129
45
171
186
227
233
339
468
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
8434
8914
9140
8265
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
401
401
408
314
314
30
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
5
5
8
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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