Double Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SAST
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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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (14 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1072
969
730
730
2610
2983
3052
2930
2890
2606
2160
1792
1421
1269
1103
865
668
565
556
469
403
271
253
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:03PM1.41m
2:19AM1.67m
2:45PM1.50m
3:00AM1.73m
3:25PM1.56m
3:41AM1.75m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.18m
8:38AM0.07m
8:42PM0.10m
9:18AM0.01m
9:24PM0.05m
9:58AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
19
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
19
18
17
18
17
15
16
24
27
16
14
14
13
13
12
16
17
16
17
15
15
15
15
18
17
16
16
16
15
13
14
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
Energy kJ
1180
1072
969
730
730
2610
2983
3052
2930
2890
2606
2160
1792
1421
1269
1103
865
668
565
556
469
403
271
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
1
1
6
284
544
68
68
70
46
66
11
11
11
34
73
71
71
71
23
18
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
5
11
22
38
59
19
19
18
50
71
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
13
4
5
8
12
23
34
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
284
0
0
0
0
0
5
23
5
0
0
0
0
0
67
409
408
380
14
0
0
0
24
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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