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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
71
93
91
90
88
112
77
127
122
191
251
251
370
759
568
390
253
202
124
116
93
84
154
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:26AM1.05m
11:19PM1.25m
11:49AM1.08m
00:21AM1.31m
12:49PM1.15m
1:08AM1.36m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.51m
5:51AM0.54m
5:47PM0.49m
6:50AM0.46m
6:44PM0.45m
7:32AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
21
22
21
19
19
18
19
20
25
23
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
19
18
18
16
17
18
22
20
18
17
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
ENE
6
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
78
71
93
91
90
88
112
77
83
83
191
251
251
64
759
568
390
253
54
37
43
38
24
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
18
0.9
SW
15
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
50
49
74
82
84
61
30
48
127
122
83
52
178
370
88
82
84
68
202
124
37
26
84
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
79
12
48
48
30
30
60
59
35
16
16
15
54
315
34
33
32
21
21
21
116
93
26
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
4
3
54
48
7
25
44
51
142
196
6
37
53
84
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
67
147
67
0
0
0
0
0
67
295
295
0
0
0
0
0
5
347
5
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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