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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 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
706 | 539 | 429 | 349 | 285 | 210 | 222 | 207 | 231 | 224 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 154 | 124 | 148 | 261 | 155 | 342 | 920 | 887 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.26m | 10:48PM1.37m | 11:31AM1.29m | 00:10AM1.50m | 12:40PM1.40m | 1:01AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.69m | 5:28AM0.70m | 5:45PM0.63m | 6:42AM0.56m | 6:46PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 329 | 316 | 341 | 316 | 324 | 324 | 277 | 245 | 245 | 263 | 269 | 189 | 153 | 127 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 148 | 261 | 155 | 125 | 95 | 71 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 706 | 539 | 429 | 349 | 285 | 210 | 222 | 207 | 231 | 224 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 163 | 154 | 47 | 96 | 106 | 127 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | SSE 15 | WSW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 124 | 47 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 920 | 887 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 42 | 33 | 90 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 105 | 36 | 601 | 265 |
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