Gourits Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 21.88° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gourits Mouth sea temperature is

16.3°C

Gourits Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gourits Mouth today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gourits Mouth at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (13 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	!	!	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1060	893	800	716	676	676	565	509	416	416	425	639	1319	1491	1915	2126	2376	2511	4629	4929	4430	4005	3278	2925
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	NE	NNE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		4:35AM1.81m				4:44PM1.86m					5:02AM1.71m				5:11PM1.73m				5:30AM1.60m				5:38PM1.58m
Low Tide				10:33AM0.23m				10:54PM0.22m				11:00AM0.33m					11:20PM0.34m				11:28AM0.46m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	19	18	16	14	14	14	13	15	19	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	13	14	14	12	13	13	14	15	15	18	15	14	13	13	14	12	13	18	17	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1060	893	800	716	676	676	565	509	416	416	425	639	1319	1491	1915	2126	2376	2511	4629	4929	4430	4005	3278	2925
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	76	65	68	75	73	71	48	48	46	45	42	41	60	40	40	40	41	848	39	37	37	38	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	—	E 5	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	6	4	—	5	—	40	38	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	3	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	29	90	90	90	90	36	8	0	0	105	29	0	0	0	42	36	44	90	90	72	72
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Kleinmond	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Haardebaai	Struisbaai	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Vleesbaai			Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Bettys Bay	Voelklip	Dolphin Point			Haardebaai	Bettys Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	1	2	2			4	4	4	5	5	5			4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5

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