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Gourits Mouth Surf Forecast
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Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.3° 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 8PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gourits Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
4114 | 4016 | 4336 | 3697 | 3996 | 3560 | 3208 | 2702 | 2294 | 1966 | 1731 | 1513 | 1380 | 1152 | 898 | 640 | 475 | 1490 | 2898 | 4520 | 5096 | 5756 | 4207 | 3135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.32m | 8:02AM1.27m | 9:20PM1.31m | 9:47AM1.24m | 10:49PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.62m | 2:00AM0.78m | 2:34PM0.68m | 3:42AM0.79m | 4:04PM0.68m | 5:13AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 4114 | 4016 | 4336 | 3697 | 3996 | 3560 | 3208 | 2702 | 2294 | 1966 | 1731 | 1513 | 1380 | 1152 | 898 | 640 | 475 | 338 | 224 | 162 | 72 | 53 | 4207 | 3135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 542 | 651 | 1014 | 976 | 868 | 844 | 833 | 736 | 736 | 659 | 650 | 565 | 457 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 473 | — | 6 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 80 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 215 | 170 | 262 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 39 | 87 | 207 | 1490 | 2898 | 4520 | 5096 | 5756 | 38 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 90 | 54 | 42 | 8 | 72 | 488 | 145 | 722 | 782 | 145 | 145 | 72 | 54 | 54 |
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