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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 7 am Tuesday 12 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 11AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
3278 | 3371 | 2513 | 1227 | 2079 | 2837 | 2064 | 1561 | 3801 | 6737 | 4533 | 6042 | 7565 | 5573 | 7093 | 5993 | 2268 | 1759 | 1384 | 1211 | 1102 | 969 | 872 | 754 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.18m | 00:55AM1.42m | 1:20PM1.30m | 1:38AM1.56m | 2:03PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.40m | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:16PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 3278 | 3371 | 2513 | 1227 | 2079 | 2837 | 2064 | 1561 | 1883 | 3208 | — | — | — | — | 3543 | 2641 | 2268 | 1759 | 1384 | 1211 | 1102 | 969 | 872 | 754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 534 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 231 | 355 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 21 | 1088 | — | — | — | — | 3801 | 6737 | 4533 | 6042 | 7565 | 5573 | 7093 | 5993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 157 | 162 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 363 | 927 | 598 | 484 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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