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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 2PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
2
3
3
7
7
8
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4546
2755
3043
3313
3732
6315
6397
7904
6008
6744
6509
5713
4854
4102
3364
2928
2258
1648
1292
909
698
543
486
1464
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.34m
2:24AM1.54m
2:42PM1.42m
2:53AM1.59m
3:12PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.29m
8:09PM0.26m
8:40AM0.20m
8:40PM0.21m
9:07AM0.14m
9:09PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
15
16
18
19
17
16
15
14
13
14
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
18
24
21
20
21
20
7
7
9
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
16
16
18
16
15
14
13
13
16
23
20
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
2280
73
50
50
50
4058
4424
4800
6008
6744
6509
5713
4854
4102
3364
2928
2258
1648
1292
909
698
543
451
1464
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
75
50
50
49
49
49
31
31
31
30
29
28
29
146
15
193
188
180
486
577
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
E
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
49
43
48
79
30
60
105
35
144
15
31
29
204
275
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4546
2755
3043
3313
3732
6315
6397
7904
12
14
42
36
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
4
5
9
9
8
7
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
143
302
409
598
484
347
143
5
14
0
5
5
285
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
9
9
8
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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