Double Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 28.33° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Double Mouth sea temperature is

18.8° C

Double Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	E 11	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	794	793	664	388	581	479	406	277	244	299	299	421	525	556	435	366	275	225	434	555	607	792	657
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SSW	S	SSW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	S	SSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide						5:23PM1.67m				5:34AM1.56m				6:02PM1.65m				6:11AM1.48m				6:41PM1.58m
Low Tide				11:05AM0.00m				11:31PM0.12m				11:42AM0.03m				00:11AM0.18m				12:18PM0.10m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	19	18	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	17	16	15	14	14	15	19	20	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	15	16	17	18	16	16	16	15	15	16	18	17	16	15	14	13	14	18	18	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	533	466	396	388	319	302	296	244	244	244	202	421	525	556	435	366	275	218	434	555	607	606	657
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 11	SSW 10	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	338	282	258	145	581	479	406	277	212	299	299	202	198	164	164	161	161	127	125	125	127	98	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SE 11	SE 10	S 10	SW 15	SW 15	S 10	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	SW 11	E 10	SW 10	SW 16	SE 11
kJ	48	68	121	255	4	4	2	57	54	2	—	—	—	—	40	69	132	225	94	127	35	10	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 10	SSW 11	—
kJ	794	793	664	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	222	792	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Whispering Waves	Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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