Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.8
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2525
2075
1871
1567
1235
1070
972
703
587
416
370
392
385
385
1079
395
640
1238
1256
1001
932
741
575
452
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
0
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
SE
5
W
0
E
10
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
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
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
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:50
5:49
5:47
5:46
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
21
23
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
23
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
17
20
16
19
17
16
14
13
17
22
19
19
19
18
14
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
14
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
2525
2075
1871
1567
1235
1070
972
703
587
416
370
392
385
385
1079
367
466
277
198
258
250
741
575
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
S
10
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
113
177
289
271
244
289
284
284
227
227
223
167
360
350
96
395
280
221
179
89
88
186
173
216
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
6
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2
72
110
72
107
71
82
112
181
165
254
284
130
125
136
173
229
10
8
8
3
205
178
164
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
1.8
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
5
10
7
640
1238
1256
1001
932
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
30
0
29
0
54
90
72
54
90
0
90
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
29
30
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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