Double Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 28.33° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Double Mouth sea temperature is

19.1° C

Double Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 13	SE 10	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	340	251	225	368	485	535	474	434	517	525	272	424	486	610	710	594	736	748	1024	700	689	689	625	625
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	SSE	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	SSW	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:11AM1.48m				6:41PM1.58m				6:47AM1.38m				7:18PM1.48m				7:24AM1.26m				7:57PM1.36m
Low Tide	00:11AM0.18m				12:18PM0.10m				00:50AM0.27m				12:53PM0.20m				1:29AM0.37m				1:29PM0.32m


	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	20	20	19	17	17	16	15	16	19	19	18	16	16	15	14	14	18	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	13	13	19	18	18	16	16	15	13	14	18	17	17	15	14	12	11	12	17	16	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 13	SE 10	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	340	251	218	368	485	535	474	434	517	525	272	424	486	610	710	594	736	748	700	700	689	689	625	625
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 10	SSW 10	S 11	SSW 9	SW 9	S 10	SE 14	E 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	127	127	225	127	125	98	98	96	96	97	208	267	103	79	71	218	56	320	395	255	451	309	255	180
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 11	SE 11	E 10	SE 13	SW 9	S 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	ENE 10	SSW 13	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	69	132	127	119	73	35	15	33	61	71	215	128	138	49	51	48	47	53	34	69	33	33	31	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	217	245	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	177	232	649	1024	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	285	0	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whispering Waves	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Queensberry Bay	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Periwinkles	Barbel Point		Haga-Haga	Queensberry Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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