Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
217 | 248 | 237 | 188 | 158 | 113 | 106 | 39 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 114 | 219 | 299 | 357 | 538 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.74m | 5:12AM1.60m | 5:31PM1.71m | 5:42AM1.53m | 6:02PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:15AM0.00m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:45AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
289 | 295 | 348 | 307 | 294 | 245 | 240 | 193 | 185 | 185 | 189 | 201 | 157 | 154 | 147 | 141 | 299 | 357 | 538 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
16 | 248 | 237 | 188 | 158 | 113 | 106 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 114 | 219 | 138 | 108 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | — | ENE 9 |
10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 140 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 190 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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