Double Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 28.33° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Double Mouth sea temperature is

19.5° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	4	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SW 11	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	748	1210	1092	657	646	625	614	604	497	488	480	393	474	627	857	982	902	756	572	451	382	325	309
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	E	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	NNE	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:24AM1.26m				7:57PM1.36m					8:05AM1.14m				8:42PM1.23m				8:59AM1.03m				9:45PM1.13m
Low Tide				1:29PM0.32m					2:10AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m				3:01AM0.57m				3:00PM0.57m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	19	21	18	16	15	14	13	13	17	17	17	16	15	14	13	14	22	25	21	18	14
Feels °C	11	11	15	17	16	15	14	13	11	11	17	16	16	15	14	13	10	11	19	22	19	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8
kJ	748	689	700	657	646	625	614	604	497	488	480	393	400	393	857	982	902	756	572	451	382	325	128
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 7	SSW 12
kJ	53	551	439	69	226	188	294	215	163	143	298	366	474	627	353	353	359	419	309	314	260	114	309
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	SSW 13	ENE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ESE 12	SE 12
kJ	30	52	70	33	101	99	17	51	91	214	103	75	15	15	7	7	6	6	25	53	84	255	212
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	SW 2
kJ	183	1210	1092	349	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	32	64	97	147	200	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East 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	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	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	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	5	0	5	23	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	284	147	0	0	0	0	0	67	154	0	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East	Cintsa West	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Whispering Waves	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga		Mzimpuni	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Kidds Beach		Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whispering Waves	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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