Double Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Double Mouth in East London is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Easily blown out by an onshore breeze Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. A right hand reef break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Double Mouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Double Mouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Morgans Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Barbel Point	3 mi
Third closest break	Whacky Point	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Whispering Waves	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Kei Mouth	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Double Mouth:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4491 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5364 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5396 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5769 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5935 mi
Tide stations nearest to Double Mouth:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	254 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2624 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2786 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3153 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3430 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Double Mouth:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	144 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Double Mouth:
Closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	28 mi
Second closest city location	East London (South Africa)	32 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	54 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	62 mi
Fifth closest city location	Umtata (South Africa)	84 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Double Mouth is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Double Mouth is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 162 km (101 miles) away.
• Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Double Mouth and is 281 km (175 miles) away.