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Gourits Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 7AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gourits Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
1959 | 1980 | 4401 | 8933 | 10012 | 10296 | 10858 | 8975 | 8655 | 8053 | 7055 | 7389 | 6813 | 6181 | 5793 | 4996 | 3622 | 3455 | 3233 | 3505 | 3144 | 3118 | 3116 | 3214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.58m | 6:05PM1.49m | 6:10AM1.47m | 6:48PM1.40m | 6:54AM1.36m | 7:49PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.49m | 11:50AM0.44m | 00:04AM0.59m | 12:29PM0.53m | 00:50AM0.70m | 1:20PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
— | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 1959 | 160 | 119 | 176 | 255 | 255 | 346 | 304 | 8655 | 8053 | 7055 | 7389 | 6813 | 6181 | 5793 | 4996 | 3622 | 3455 | 3233 | 3505 | 3144 | 3118 | 3116 | 3214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 193 | 208 | 206 | 123 | 91 | 74 | — | 46 | 208 | 208 | 172 | 132 | 139 | 355 | 245 | 261 | 494 | 482 | 424 | 542 | 920 | 1014 | 976 | 868 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 50 | 94 | 127 | 69 | 68 | 97 | 133 | 245 | 241 | 437 | 215 | 326 | 188 | 377 | 144 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1980 | 4401 | 8933 | 10012 | 10296 | 10858 | 8975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 231 | 281 | 283 | 341 | 473 | 281 | 281 | 231 | 29 | 29 | 231 | 281 | 281 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 54 |
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