Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 268 | 674 | 307 | 1900 | 119 | 114 | 308 | 171 | 353 | 443 | 770 | 741 | 887 | 817 | 808 | 621 | 769 | 878 | 791 | 794 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.38m | 6:24AM1.24m | 6:37PM1.24m | 6:50AM1.10m | 7:05PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:50AM0.50m | 12:54PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 533 | 416 | 424 | 370 | 181 | 385 | 331 | 324 | 318 | 181 | 443 | 440 | 264 | 187 | 177 | 137 | 214 | 181 | 878 | 140 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 122 | — | 103 | 84 | 385 | 100 | 88 | 123 | 101 | 353 | 112 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 140 | 184 | 184 | 125 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 106 | 171 | 29 | 93 | 308 | 51 | 147 | 144 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 268 | 674 | 307 | 1900 | 119 | 114 | 247 | 171 | — | — | 770 | 741 | 887 | 817 | 808 | 621 | 769 | — | 791 | 794 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 347 | 285 | 347 | 5 | 81 | 101 | 51 | 147 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 535 | 535 | 443 | 491 | 565 | 565 | 620 | 535 | 357 |
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