Gourits Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 21.88° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gourits Mouth sea temperature is

16.6° C

Gourits Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1047	860	763	541	303	180	286	366	525	1409	2089	2682	2734	2422	2103	1791	1600	1341	1298	1298	1264	1129	678
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	NW	W	W	W	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	N	W	W	WSW	SW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide						7:53PM1.59m					8:10AM1.32m				8:41PM1.45m				9:14AM1.20m				9:52PM1.33m
Low Tide				1:26PM0.47m					2:14AM0.59m				2:07PM0.62m				3:09AM0.71m				3:04PM0.76m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	11	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	14	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1047	860	763	541	303	359	257	335	335	1409	2089	2682	2734	2422	2103	1791	1600	1341	1298	1298	1264	1129	678
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SW 9	ESE 11	SW 8	SSW 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	SSW 12
kJ	90	285	289	280	309	172	347	120	525	329	317	275	255	186	168	218	186	186	173	173	140	189	628
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 8	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	ESE 13
kJ	125	16	16	16	182	180	286	366	109	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	112	110	200	189
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	156	90	72	54	54	0	0	0	29	29	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Paranoia	Pringle Bay	Paranoia	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Bettys Bay	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Vleesbaai	Haardebaai	Bettys Bay	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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