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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
E
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
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
16
0.6
SW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
84
104
102
97
88
85
84
79
71
93
91
90
88
85
77
127
122
193
167
817
938
897
701
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM1.09m
9:58PM1.22m
10:26AM1.05m
11:19PM1.25m
11:49AM1.08m
00:21AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.48m
4:28AM0.59m
4:32PM0.51m
5:51AM0.54m
5:47PM0.49m
6:50AM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
17
21
23
21
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
17
18
17
17
19
20
19
20
18
18
18
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
E
11
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
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
114
84
82
23
81
79
53
51
78
71
93
91
90
88
85
77
74
83
193
167
817
938
897
701
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SW
15
0.6
E
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
7
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
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
121
18
104
82
97
88
22
84
50
49
74
82
84
61
30
30
127
122
74
54
54
154
172
151
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SW
13
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
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
19
56
66
102
18
25
85
81
79
12
48
48
30
30
60
42
17
16
8
139
36
35
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
2
NE
7
Energy kJ
42
38
34
1
3
4
6
3
3
13
48
90
119
151
379
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
5
140
5
0
0
0
0
0
67
147
67
0
0
0
0
0
67
147
295
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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