Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
130 | 91 | 98 | 132 | 142 | 103 | 140 | 172 | 147 | 237 | 201 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 84 | 107 | 123 | 107 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.73m | 4:43AM1.62m | 5:02PM1.74m | 5:12AM1.60m | 5:31PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:47AM-0.03m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:15AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
130 | 1086 | 892 | 624 | 402 | 293 | 253 | 237 | 242 | 289 | 301 | 307 | 294 | 245 | 240 | 230 | 185 | 216 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
8 | 91 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 237 | 201 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 84 | 107 | 123 | 107 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
16 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 |
1122 | 7 | 98 | 132 | 142 | 103 | 140 | 172 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 91 | 302 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 285 | 115 | 77 | 0 |
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