Gouritsmond Beach
Western Cape · South Africa
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Gouritsmond Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the South Africa shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.3°C (63.1°F) on average
Jan
21.5°C
70.7°F · 18.9–24°C
Feb
21.5°C
70.7°F · 19.2–23.6°C
Mar
20.7°C
69.3°F · 17.8–22.8°C
Apr
18.2°C
64.8°F · 15.5–20.4°C
May
16.9°C
62.4°F · 14.7–19°C
Jun
16.2°C
61.2°F · 14.1–17.9°C
Jul
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.7–17.9°C
Aug
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.3–17.6°C
Sep
16.3°C
61.3°F · 15.1–18.4°C
Oct
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15.6–18.8°C
Nov
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.5–20.6°C
Dec
20.5°C
68.9°F · 17.4–22.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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