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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
85
83
79
71
93
91
90
88
85
77
127
122
191
214
248
789
778
576
463
257
205
126
116
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
W
15
W
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM1.05m
11:19PM1.25m
11:49AM1.08m
00:21AM1.31m
12:49PM1.15m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.59m
4:32PM0.51m
5:51AM0.54m
5:47PM0.49m
6:50AM0.46m
6:44PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
24
22
20
18
17
18
17
17
19
20
19
19
20
18
18
16
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
20
18
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
79
53
51
78
71
93
91
90
88
85
77
83
83
191
214
248
789
778
576
463
257
205
41
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
18
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
23
85
83
50
49
74
82
84
61
30
30
127
122
83
54
176
104
102
111
94
76
61
126
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
88
82
81
79
12
48
48
30
30
60
42
30
16
7
52
36
34
33
21
21
21
16
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
4
2
4
19
67
111
107
267
12
32
72
70
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
67
147
408
0
0
0
0
0
67
295
295
14
0
0
0
0
5
347
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
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