Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
3
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2693
2525
2075
1871
1466
1176
938
784
599
504
374
340
354
385
536
1079
523
530
770
661
1117
1289
748
576
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SSW
0
W
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
0
NE
10
SE
0
SSW
10
NE
5
NNW
15
W
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:40AM1.89m
4:01PM1.77m
4:08AM1.85m
4:30PM1.73m
4:37AM1.78m
4:59PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.16m
10:00PM0.28m
10:21AM0.20m
10:28PM0.32m
10:48AM0.26m
10:57PM0.39m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:50
5:49
5:47
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
24
18
18
18
17
17
17
20
24
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
21
16
20
18
16
15
14
18
24
19
19
18
19
15
12
12
13
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2693
2525
2075
1871
1466
1176
938
784
599
504
374
340
354
385
286
1079
523
530
277
245
195
240
189
576
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.7
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
6
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
113
177
235
271
244
289
289
284
227
275
181
206
360
536
96
331
286
221
256
9
3
205
179
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.9
SW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
E
6
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
2
72
110
72
107
71
82
112
181
165
254
335
164
128
136
173
280
9
15
15
14
6
199
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
15
12
770
661
1117
1289
748
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
72
90
54
42
0
90
0
36
0
0
29
29
7
29
29
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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