Gourits Mouth surf break

Gourits Mouth surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
18.6° 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: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0
0
0
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5
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5
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9192
9226
8975
9714
7974
8225
8125
7544
6682
5985
5521
3978
3803
3404
3621
3385
3532
3385
3775
3615
3409
3065
2702
2113
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:05PM1.49m
6:10AM1.47m
6:48PM1.40m
6:54AM1.36m
7:49PM1.32m
8:02AM1.27m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.59m
12:29PM0.53m
00:50AM0.70m
1:20PM0.62m
2:00AM0.78m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
10
8
8
9
10
10
10
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
255
346
181
9714
7974
8225
8125
7544
6682
5985
5521
3978
3803
3404
3621
3385
3532
3385
3775
3615
3409
3065
2702
2113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
74
47
48
208
208
172
130
139
355
245
261
650
474
408
542
920
1014
976
879
844
833
736
736
736
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
SSE
16
1
S
9
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
15
32
50
94
127
69
68
97
133
245
241
437
212
334
162
161
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
9192
9226
8975
257
222
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
601
281
231
231
231
231
231
29
29
29
7
7
7
7
7
29
29
0
7
7
0
7
29
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
4
4
4
4
7
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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