Surf Forecasts:
Gourits Mouth surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 4,201 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gourits Mouth this week:
The surf forecast for Gourits Mouth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gourits Mouth in the next 16 days are 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 11s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gourits Mouth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 591 | 593 | 520 | 357 | 344 | 220 | 1390 | 2102 | 3253 | 3160 | 2235 | 2237 | 3231 | 3768 | 3326 | 2042 | 1521 | 3743 | 2610 | 2581 | 802 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.86m | 6:37AM1.62m | 7:01PM1.76m | 7:20AM1.49m | 7:49PM1.63m | 8:19AM1.35m | 8:58PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.25m | 10:48PM1.43m | 12:01PM1.30m | 00:31AM1.51m | 1:21PM1.48m | 1:40AM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.21m | 00:38AM0.32m | 12:40PM0.31m | 1:20AM0.42m | 1:22PM0.45m | 2:16AM0.54m | 2:21PM0.60m | 3:40AM0.64m | 3:58PM0.71m | 5:38AM0.63m | 6:04PM0.67m | 7:08AM0.49m | 7:29PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 645 | 634 | 535 | 370 | 306 | 250 | 1390 | 2102 | 3253 | 3160 | 2235 | 2237 | 3231 | 3768 | 3326 | 2042 | 1521 | 3743 | 2610 | 22 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 591 | 593 | 520 | 357 | 344 | 220 | 240 | 196 | 183 | 117 | 88 | 67 | 46 | 44 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | — | 794 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | SW 12 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 314 | 7 | 27 | 142 | 113 | — | — | — | 184 | 66 | — | — | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 60 | — | — | 2581 | 802 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 90 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 105 | 231 | 1146 | 254 |
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