Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 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
18.6° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
1
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
14
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
4
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
370
1079
367
475
1030
741
772
1014
862
904
908
850
722
647
840
784
1412
1532
1483
1870
3648
5882
5528
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSE
40
SE
55
SE
50
SE
40
SE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30PM1.73m
4:37AM1.78m
4:59PM1.67m
5:06AM1.69m
5:30PM1.58m
5:36AM1.58m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.32m
10:48AM0.26m
10:57PM0.39m
11:18AM0.35m
11:28PM0.49m
11:50AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:49
5:47
5:46
5:45
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
13
13
3
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
14
14
13
15
16
17
17
17
20
19
19
17
17
17
14
13
13
15
14
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
9
11
9
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
14
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
385
370
1079
367
475
1030
252
772
1014
862
904
908
850
722
647
840
784
1412
1532
1483
200
156
123
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
SE
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
360
350
96
336
280
277
15
244
240
236
179
164
161
123
123
12
568
464
336
307
208
206
176
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
130
128
138
173
286
9
16
9
3
6
6
7
5
12
12
35
50
80
76
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
1.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
5
3
S
11
4
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SE
11
Energy kJ
4
3
741
90
1870
3648
5882
5528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
2
Distance (km)
33
0
0
42
42
0
105
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
72
29
0
0
88
72
282
347
399
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
8
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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