Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
18.4° 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 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
1
3
4
0
0
2
3
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
2.2
W
13
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
4.5
WSW
8
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2294
1966
1731
1610
1208
1152
969
696
1659
1066
1867
3070
4765
4759
5610
3218
2254
2725
11582
13294
11094
9952
9731
8216
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
65
NW
75
WNW
45
W
40
W
50
W
55
W
45
W
35
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM1.27m
9:20PM1.31m
9:47AM1.24m
10:49PM1.40m
11:19AM1.31m
11:52PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.68m
3:42AM0.79m
4:04PM0.68m
5:13AM0.69m
5:20PM0.60m
6:16AM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
1
1
1
1
1
12
11
8
4
2
3
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
17
16
17
16
14
17
13
11
11
12
12
13
17
19
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
16
13
13
16
13
6
6
5
10
4
-1
0
3
5
7
3
5
8
10
7
6
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.8
S
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2294
1966
1731
1610
1208
1152
969
696
524
377
258
187
108
71
4069
3218
2254
113
52
37
23
23
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
1
S
10
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
736
659
650
565
457
444
392
335
398
1
46
46
103
74
200
72
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
E
5
0.1
S
22
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
18
8
29
9
6
7
15
72
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
0.7
WNW
3
1.4
WNW
5
2.2
W
13
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
1.2
NNW
4
4.5
WSW
8
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
Energy kJ
10
34
9
84
1659
1066
1867
3070
4765
4759
5610
54
2725
11582
13294
11094
9952
9731
8216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
4
4
9
Distance (km)
33
36
90
72
29
0
33
72
530
105
105
283
754
949
54
54
751
707
694
718
283
307
317
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
9
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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