Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
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 1AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
4.5
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
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
1.7
S
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7158
5553
4585
3911
3235
2689
2418
1967
1578
1291
1090
1208
3517
3954
2959
2689
2670
2281
2012
1863
1762
1591
1452
1223
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
0
SW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:25AM1.87m
1:55PM1.72m
2:08AM1.99m
2:38PM1.82m
2:50AM2.07m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.36m
7:48AM0.18m
7:53PM0.25m
8:30AM0.06m
8:37PM0.16m
9:11AM-0.00m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
16
16
15
18
16
16
14
14
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
4.5
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
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SSW
11
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
7158
5553
4585
3911
3235
2689
2418
1967
1578
1291
1090
955
3517
3954
2959
2689
2670
2281
2012
1642
1762
1591
1452
1223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.7
S
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
Energy kJ
15
15
15
103
200
499
1208
167
171
659
677
560
650
673
1863
1329
1181
846
816
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
15
Energy kJ
49
50
49
129
45
211
186
227
233
339
456
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
314
30
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
54
72
90
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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