Double Mouth Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Double Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 31							Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	196	190	190	196	264	253	222	167	162	214	242	229	186	138	131	138	136	122	169	115	190	163	149	189
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:52PM1.40m				4:00AM1.48m				4:24PM1.41m				4:32AM1.46m				4:57PM1.39m
Low Tide			9:41AM0.20m				9:49PM0.27m				10:12AM0.19m				10:22PM0.28m				10:44AM0.21m				10:55PM0.31m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	16	22	23	21	19	19	19	20	20	28	27	23	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	14	14	18	19	18	17	17	16	17	17	26	24	21	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	16	16	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	82	190	190	196	264	253	222	85	72	68	56	229	186	138	108	110	94	82	68	61	51	36	37	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	ESE 8	E 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11
kJ	196	67	55	44	45	28	37	167	162	214	242	24	21	15	131	138	136	122	6	6	28	63	32	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	E 13	SE 8	E 12	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	4	5	5	—	—	—	—	14	32	31	25	4	16	3	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	SW 12	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7
kJ	4	10	26	66	111	131	107	152	118	94	87	73	66	80	160	201	—	—	169	115	190	163	149	189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	101	295	295	14	0	0	0	0	0	67	101	0	0	0	0	0	81	408	274	357	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay				Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Igoda		Queensberry Bay	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Mbomvu				Cintsa East	Cintsa East
Rating (10 max)	2	2				3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	3	3	2	2	1				2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Treskostraal West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Steep Point Australia	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Arataki New Zealand	Arataki New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	5	4	5	4	6	4	4	5

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