Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
557 | 548 | 452 | 387 | 380 | 444 | 642 | 1647 | 817 | 1190 | 791 | 512 | 379 | 988 | 352 | 502 | 469 | 487 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:01PM0.97m | 12:29PM0.91m | 00:56AM1.02m | 1:46PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.73m | 6:22PM0.74m | 7:32AM0.61m | 7:44PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
557 | 548 | 452 | 387 | 380 | 444 | 642 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 265 | 330 | 251 | 407 | 133 | 12 | 469 | 487 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 55 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 174 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | 16 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 17 | 41 | 108 | 1 | 1647 | 817 | 1190 | 791 | 512 | 379 | 988 | 352 | 502 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 67 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 408 | 427 | 347 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 360 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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