Surf Forecasts:
Gourits Mouth surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 5,417 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period. 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 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gourits Mouth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2418 | 3372 | 3314 | 2445 | 2397 | 3187 | 4086 | 3326 | 1962 | 2426 | 4932 | 3165 | 2185 | 1845 | 1048 | 1630 | 2586 | 1200 | 735 | 1663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 2:15PM1.69m | 2:31AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.87m | 3:14AM1.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.54m | 2:21PM0.60m | 3:40AM0.64m | 3:58PM0.71m | 5:38AM0.63m | 6:04PM0.67m | 7:08AM0.49m | 7:29PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:26PM0.32m | 8:50AM0.16m | 9:11PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 2418 | 3372 | 3314 | 2445 | 2397 | 3187 | 4086 | 3326 | 1962 | 2426 | 4932 | 24 | 2185 | 1845 | 1048 | 901 | 2586 | 1200 | 735 | 1663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 200 | 154 | 90 | 67 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 53 | 20 | 96 | 45 | 24 | 29 | 109 | 70 | 74 | — | — | 59 | 340 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | SSW 26 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 66 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | 46 | — | — | 3165 | 1094 | 1151 | 1009 | 1630 | 773 | 956 | 1134 | 1282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 601 | 239 | 1465 | 2970 | 90 | 90 | 282 | 90 |
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