Gourits Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 21.88° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gourits Mouth sea temperature is

17.3°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	146	146	101	99	85	56	55	71	65	80	119	108	102	104	777	1186	1523	1643	1547	1907	1688	1688	1324	1144
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	NNE	WNW	WSW	WNW	W	S	SE	SE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross
High Tide		3:51AM1.94m				4:04PM2.10m				4:29AM1.91m				4:43PM2.00m					5:09AM1.82m				5:24PM1.85m
Low Tide				9:51AM0.07m				10:20PM-0.01m				10:30AM0.12m				10:59PM0.09m					11:12AM0.23m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	17	20	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	18	19	17	17	18	17	15	16	17	17	18	16	15	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	94	80	61	67	62	64	77	79	82	64	59	60	62	59	777	1186	1523	1643	1547	1907	1688	1688	1324	1144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	S 6	WSW 10	SE 8	SE 8	E 7	SSE 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 7	SW 11	WSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	146	146	101	99	85	29	55	35	48	61	68	108	102	104	184	226	86	258	168	101	121	151	183	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 7	WSW 10	S 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SW 9	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	—	SSW 6	—	S 6
kJ	18	16	16	15	24	56	18	71	65	80	119	54	46	49	78	71	132	53	113	25	—	7	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	105	90	90	0	0	0	0	0	29	72	90	90	54	54	36	33	90	90	90	54	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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