Surf Forecasts:
Gourits Mouth surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period, SW swell with 1,668 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s 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 Sunday (Jun 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gourits Mouth in the next 16 days are 2.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 12s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gourits Mouth over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 467 | 618 | 1363 | 1561 | 1668 | 1086 | 683 | 869 | 1324 | 1524 | 1111 | 802 | 930 | 1547 | 1197 | 1249 | 913 | 639 | 669 | 940 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.40m | 8:25PM1.51m | 8:44AM1.34m | 9:32PM1.52m | 10:05AM1.32m | 10:43PM1.57m | 11:25AM1.38m | 11:49PM1.66m | 12:32PM1.48m | 00:49AM1.77m | 1:29PM1.60m | 1:44AM1.87m | 2:21PM1.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.63m | 1:53PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.64m | 2:55PM0.57m | 4:01AM0.61m | 4:05PM0.58m | 5:15AM0.52m | 5:18PM0.55m | 6:20AM0.41m | 6:26PM0.47m | 7:18AM0.28m | 7:26PM0.37m | 8:11AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
 | 5:29 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 612 | 467 | 618 | 1363 | 1561 | 1668 | 1086 | 683 | 869 | 1324 | 1524 | 1111 | 802 | 930 | 25 | 1197 | 1249 | 913 | 639 | 669 | 940 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 430 | 494 | 447 | 356 | 286 | 233 | 174 | 130 | 98 | 69 | 65 | 43 | 41 | 26 | — | 36 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 157 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 261 | 123 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1547 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 54 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 90 | 0 | 7 |
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