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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 Sunday 17 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
22.5° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | |
544 | 403 | 327 | 253 | 195 | 195 | 209 | 199 | 216 | 389 | 335 | 330 | 224 | 172 | 169 | 171 | 220 | 264 | 180 | 175 | 144 | 263 | 326 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.58m | 4:23AM1.71m | 4:49PM1.56m | 5:06AM1.62m | 5:34PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.11m | 11:20AM0.09m | 11:39PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
13 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
 kJ | 544 | 403 | 327 | 253 | 195 | 85 | 93 | 82 | 99 | 389 | 335 | 330 | 224 | 172 | 169 | 118 | 220 | 264 | 180 | 175 | 144 | 263 | 326 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 18 | 18 | 107 | 189 | 195 | 209 | 149 | 216 | 77 | 79 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 105 | 141 | 149 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 50 | 71 | 13 | 9 | 184 | 140 | 199 | 142 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 78 | 107 | 171 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 20 | 99 | 22 | 23 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 66 | 145 | 175 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 14 | 0 |
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