Double Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 28.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Double Mouth sea temperature is

21.5° C

Double Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Mon 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	572	951	291	314	1044	1309	1094	1094	1257	1056	905	818	807	785	682	621	530	515	501	515	515
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ENE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			3:06PM1.29m				3:12AM1.39m				3:38PM1.39m				3:43AM1.47m				4:07PM1.48m
Low Tide	8:55AM0.35m				9:04PM0.39m				9:26AM0.25m				9:37PM0.30m				9:54AM0.16m				10:07PM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	5	21	8	5	5	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	—	1	1
Temp °C	20	21	19	18	17	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	14	16	15	16	16	15	10	11	12	11	13	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	91	67	237	233	1044	1309	1094	1094	1257	1056	451	382	807	785	682	621	406	196	181	155	151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 6	S 7	ENE 8	NE 7	E 9	E 9	SW 15	SSW 15	E 9	S 12	S 8	E 9	SSW 14	ESE 7	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	7	147	291	314	97	145	22	13	15	25	905	818	26	11	109	42	530	172	501	167	176
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 11	E 9	NE 7	S 13	E 9	E 9	S 12	—	S 12	S 12	E 10	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	—	3	71	50	51	36	22	16	7	3	14	25	12	—	3	3	64	515	159	515	515
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	572	951	159	121	200	232	320	617	498	539	—	—	344	354	329	440	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	157	484	347	5	5	81	77	307	334	923	535	109	104	143	135	143	143	157	77	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni			Whispering Waves	Yellow sands Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mbomvu					Mbomvu	Mbomvu	Mntafufu	Mbotyi	Mbotyi	Mbotyi	Mbotyi	Sharpleys Point	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	2			3	4	4	4					4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Wreck Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	3	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cape St Martin South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Balimbing Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	8	7	5	4	4

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