Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1286 | 913 | 1237 | 1189 | 459 | 321 | 245 | 179 | 125 | 157 | 141 | 135 | 205 | 114 | 104 | 216 | 508 | 1439 | 2068 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM0.95m | 12:16PM1.07m | 00:29AM1.06m | 12:59PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.77m | 5:28AM0.65m | 6:30PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.53m | 7:11PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 124 | 682 | 481 | 422 | 321 | 245 | 128 | 125 | 157 | 141 | 70 | 108 | 102 | 92 | 216 | 241 | 1439 | 2068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 42 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 179 | 92 | 77 | 49 | 135 | 114 | 114 | 99 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | S 7 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 59 | 33 | 20 | 60 | 104 | 101 | 58 | 44 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1286 | 913 | 1237 | 1189 | 459 | 251 | — | — | 57 | 18 | 54 | 184 | 205 | 92 | 96 | 128 | 508 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 408 | 408 | 318 | 479 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 563 | 484 | 484 | 0 | 0 |
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