Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
18.6° 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 10AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
0
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5
3
3
3
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9952
8176
8099
8496
7544
7212
6801
6290
5880
5495
4284
3836
4016
4079
4336
3996
3775
3357
3018
2497
2113
1731
1336
1130
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM1.47m
6:48PM1.40m
6:54AM1.36m
7:49PM1.32m
8:02AM1.27m
9:20PM1.31m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.59m
12:29PM0.53m
00:50AM0.70m
1:20PM0.62m
2:00AM0.78m
2:34PM0.68m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:45
5:44
5:44
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
17
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
12
14
16
13
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
208
8176
8099
8496
7544
7212
6801
6290
5880
5495
4284
3836
4016
4079
4336
3996
3775
3357
3018
2497
2113
1731
1336
1130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
32
208
172
130
139
355
297
261
245
241
422
341
920
1014
976
868
844
833
736
736
736
650
565
457
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
50
50
94
127
94
97
133
219
311
241
542
268
127
49
18
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
13
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
9952
262
262
27
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
231
231
231
254
29
29
29
7
7
7
7
7
29
29
7
7
7
0
42
29
33
90
54
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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