Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 2PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1121 | 1161 | 776 | 1792 | 1667 | 1289 | 1184 | 1177 | 889 | 2735 | 4161 | 5366 | 5263 | 3975 | 3017 | 2319 | 1819 | 1443 | 1121 | 594 | 750 | 822 | 702 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.34m | 2:54AM1.40m | 3:16PM1.47m | 3:21AM1.50m | 3:42PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.34m | 8:51PM0.36m | 9:04AM0.21m | 9:18PM0.24m | 9:29AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
1121 | 1161 | 528 | 1792 | 1667 | 1289 | 1184 | 1177 | 634 | 2735 | 4161 | 5366 | 5263 | 3975 | 3017 | 2319 | 1819 | 1443 | 1121 | 594 | 750 | 822 | 702 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — |
12 | 6 | 776 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 44 | 6 | 889 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 417 | 116 | 368 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | 3 | 21 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 48 | 91 | 168 | 305 | 546 | 742 | 1029 | 1287 | 1395 | 1294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 284 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 409 | 409 | 374 | 374 | 380 | 318 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 67 |
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