Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111010101413131314141414141414131313131111101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3823223103106907227998941333188718091809168016801337147990884820561713168613089281182
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
WSW
20
SW
5
N
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
1.95
3:45AM
2.15
4:02PM
2.00
4:17AM
2.19
4:34PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.05
9:34PM
0.00
9:59AM
-0.04
10:04PM
-0.04
10:31AM
-0.07
10:36PM
-0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-6:33-------6:33-------6:35------
Sunset----6:46-------6:45-------6:44---
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------11-1--------
Temp. °C212121212120202020202325222121201919212119191818
Feels °C (?)232321181817161718202426242022171616171614161516
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