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Gourits Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
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 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
984 | 1702 | 2053 | 1829 | 2106 | 4320 | 8364 | 10492 | 11680 | 10190 | 8144 | 7392 | 6912 | 8271 | 7752 | 7042 | 6390 | 5806 | 5077 | 3914 | 3512 | 3181 | 3313 | 2770 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.58m | 5:36AM1.58m | 6:05PM1.49m | 6:10AM1.47m | 6:48PM1.40m | 6:54AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.49m | 11:50AM0.44m | 00:04AM0.59m | 12:29PM0.53m | 00:50AM0.70m | 1:20PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 984 | 1702 | 2053 | 1829 | 160 | 119 | 176 | 255 | 355 | 346 | 264 | 7392 | 6912 | 8271 | 7752 | 7042 | 6390 | 5806 | 5077 | 3914 | 3512 | 3181 | 3313 | 2770 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 |
| kJ | 587 | 536 | 234 | 193 | 208 | 206 | 123 | 93 | 93 | — | 15 | 208 | 208 | 172 | 132 | 139 | 301 | 245 | 261 | 494 | 408 | 371 | 542 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 80 | 49 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 32 | 50 | 94 | 127 | 69 | 68 | 97 | 133 | 245 | 241 | 437 | 215 | 651 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | 2106 | 4320 | 8364 | 10492 | 11680 | 10190 | 8144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 229 | 231 | 282 | 347 | 399 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 231 | 29 | 231 | 29 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
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