Double Mouth Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Double Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Double Mouth sea temperature is 21.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 May)	-	-
Afternoon (22 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (22 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 22			Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Mon 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	SW 6	E 11	E 11	SW 16	E 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	E 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	98	132	95	92	198	195	121	84	104	102	97	88	85	84	80	71	93	91	90	88	112	78	127	122
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	S	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			8:33PM1.25m				8:53AM1.09m				9:58PM1.22m				10:26AM1.05m					11:19PM1.25m				11:49AM1.08m
Low Tide					2:51AM0.56m				3:08PM0.48m				4:28AM0.59m				4:32PM0.51m					5:51AM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—
	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	20	19	18	19	17	17	17	20	22
Feels °C	18	17	16	16	16	16	19	18	19	19	17	16	16	16	20	19	18	18	20	17	17	16	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	109	91	75	73	198	195	84	84	82	82	81	79	53	51	52	71	93	91	90	88	112	78	74	83
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 12	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ENE 10	ENE 10	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	78	132	51	40	54	57	26	18	104	102	97	88	82	84	78	49	48	82	84	85	31	31	127	122
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	S 10	E 12	E 11	S 10	S 10	SW 16	SW 15	ENE 7	SSW 5	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SSW 6	SW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	98	72	95	92	50	46	121	56	18	17	87	85	85	81	80	13	74	48	47	30	60	59	30	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	SW 6	SW 8	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4
kJ	33	45	—	91	128	128	53	33	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Lwandile 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	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	4
Distance (km)	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	126	5	0	0	0	0	0	67	535	147	0	0	0	0	0	295	318
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Mntafufu	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda			Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Burleigh Heads Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Arrawarra Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Hell South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	5	5	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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