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Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 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
18.3° 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 6PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
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 56mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
1968 | 9030 | 12117 | 14646 | 13065 | 11592 | 9416 | 8370 | 7670 | 6072 | 5521 | 5276 | 5322 | 6449 | 7314 | 8055 | 8523 | 7929 | 6304 | 4918 | 4136 | 3501 | 2929 | 2417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.31m | 11:52PM1.55m | 12:22PM1.44m | 00:41AM1.71m | 1:11PM1.58m | 1:25AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.60m | 6:16AM0.52m | 6:18PM0.49m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
— | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 1968 | 59 | 41 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6304 | 4918 | 4136 | 3501 | 2929 | 2417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 122 | 92 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 415 | 9030 | 12117 | 14646 | 13065 | 11592 | 9416 | 8370 | 7670 | 6072 | 5521 | 5276 | 5322 | 6449 | 7314 | 8055 | 8523 | 7929 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 694 | 714 | 283 | 765 | 105 | 30 | 141 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 307 | 307 | 405 | 408 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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