Double Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 28.33° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Double Mouth sea temperature is

19.1°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (30 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 30							Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 12	SSE 9	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	412	407	673	780	743	625	539	411	317	268	204	143	106	67	48	38	24	24	14	9	6	14	13
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	SSE	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross
High Tide						5:38PM1.62m				5:56AM1.43m				6:16PM1.46m				6:37AM1.28m				7:01PM1.27m
Low Tide				11:23AM0.09m				11:51PM0.16m				11:59AM0.22m				00:30AM0.31m				12:42PM0.39m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	16	21	22	20	19	18	17	18	21	27	25	21	19	19
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	12	13	11	10	9	10	15	16	14	15	14	13	15	18	24	24	23	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
kJ	412	407	673	780	743	625	539	411	317	268	204	143	106	67	48	38	24	24	9	9	767	595	460
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	101	45	42	130	171	160	106	107	116	80	81	50	45	44	27	25	15	15	14	6	6	14	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	46	31	58	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	SW 3
kJ	25	63	91	138	200	272	378	418	456	587	794	953	1060	1047	973	987	858	878	878	947	1162	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Heads Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	1	4	4	2	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	357	512	408	408	408	401	380	374	318	318	301	318	512	318	318	147	14	24	285	28	23	7	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast																	Haga-Haga	Cintsa West		Eastern Beach	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)																	4	4		4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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