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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 Friday 08 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 8AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | |
7012 | 6905 | 7008 | 5885 | 6115 | 8076 | 5549 | 4699 | 3871 | 3094 | 2431 | 2010 | 1643 | 1348 | 1045 | 828 | 643 | 467 | 333 | 265 | 218 | 143 | 171 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:46PM1.10m | 7:56AM1.07m | 9:20PM1.08m | 9:43AM1.03m | 11:00PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.55m | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:52AM0.64m | 2:33PM0.56m | 3:37AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 5076 | 5334 | 5569 | 5885 | 6115 | 6057 | 5549 | 4699 | 3871 | 3094 | 2431 | 2010 | 1643 | 1348 | 1045 | 828 | 643 | 467 | 181 | 155 | 155 | 99 | 105 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 401 | 334 | 187 | 149 | 106 | 73 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 106 | 104 | 333 | 265 | 218 | 143 | 109 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 20 | SE 18 | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 263 | — | 58 | — | 48 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 58 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 7012 | 6905 | 7008 | 33 | 64 | 8076 | 40 | 56 | 581 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 46 | 142 | 301 | — | 2 | 23 | 171 | 508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 285 | 283 | 357 | 408 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 143 | 174 | 274 |
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