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Double Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Double Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
180 | 251 | 266 | 198 | 205 | 213 | 178 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 181 | 159 | 134 | 98 | 132 | 129 | 92 | 244 | 116 | 207 | 207 | 122 | 102 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.21m | 8:33PM1.25m | 8:53AM1.09m | 9:58PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.46m | 1:54PM0.41m | 2:51AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 5 |
 kJ | 128 | 251 | 112 | 55 | 65 | 85 | 84 | 87 | 181 | 171 | 181 | 159 | 134 | 112 | 94 | 94 | 75 | 244 | 116 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 80 | 93 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 27 | 84 | 117 | 116 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 98 | 132 | 129 | 92 | 57 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 102 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 73 | 74 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 65 | 30 | 74 | 90 | 87 | 103 | 100 | 78 | 72 | 28 | 25 | 49 | 46 | 63 | 56 | 104 | 19 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 180 | — | 266 | 198 | 205 | 213 | 178 | 184 | 277 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 52 | 72 | 89 | 88 | 207 | 207 | 122 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 167 | 286 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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