
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 383 | 302 | 504 | 587 | 954 | 1048 | 977 | 586 | 593 | 601 | 878 | 860 | 783 | 775 | 822 | 823 | 828 | 741 | 660 | 607 | 512 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.24m | 6:37PM1.24m | 6:50AM1.10m | 7:05PM1.09m | 7:28AM0.96m | 8:05PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:50AM0.50m | 12:54PM0.57m | 1:30AM0.64m | 1:38PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
331 | 324 | 233 | 504 | 587 | 539 | 635 | 635 | 586 | 108 | 138 | 184 | 222 | 140 | 133 | 109 | 186 | 136 | 246 | 175 | 111 | 103 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
93 | 123 | 302 | 151 | 226 | 365 | 291 | 280 | 164 | 171 | 174 | 108 | 66 | 126 | 148 | 188 | 103 | 63 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
313 | 308 | 160 | 239 | 134 | 281 | 264 | 212 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
270 | 383 | 221 | 173 | — | 954 | 1048 | 977 | 61 | 593 | 601 | 878 | 860 | 783 | 775 | 822 | 823 | 828 | 741 | 660 | 607 | 512 | 488 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 357 | 307 | 409 | 468 | 535 | 519 | 522 | 519 | 535 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 409 | 408 | 408 | 190 | 302 | 318 | 535 | 408 | 318 | 14 |
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