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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
3
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
1
2
2
5
3
6
5
6
0
0
0
4
8
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1174
936
549
421
549
1269
3413
4161
2957
3496
1962
3079
2093
3799
3823
4241
4249
6486
8313
5851
7464
2860
2304
1759
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
SW
20
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM1.07m
00:06AM1.27m
12:31PM1.18m
00:55AM1.42m
1:20PM1.30m
1:38AM1.56m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.50m
6:27AM0.47m
6:28PM0.40m
7:15AM0.31m
7:16PM0.29m
7:58AM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
27
18
19
21
24
22
18
18
21
21
18
16
15
14
13
14
11
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
19
13
17
19
20
20
15
15
15
12
10
9
10
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
0.4
NE
8
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1174
936
549
421
549
1269
3413
4161
2957
18
1962
3079
2093
1619
1435
2128
3651
2860
2304
1759
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.9
SSW
17
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
63
45
23
21
23
23
19
15
18
36
428
16
15
15
14
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
57
38
39
38
20
7
14
14
14
17
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
3
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
24
16
8
18
40
29
13
14
14
3496
3799
3823
4241
4249
6486
8313
5851
7464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
7
2
3
3
9
9
4
4
4
Distance (km)
29
77
99
115
157
167
157
190
157
167
5
0
23
0
81
5
322
565
565
347
5
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
7
9
5
9
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
2
9
5
9
9
5
5
5
6
4
7
4
4
4
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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