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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 May 2026 SAST
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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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2930
2935
2650
2160
1792
1452
1269
1127
972
759
638
556
469
469
327
253
189
195
210
214
330
389
335
268
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:45PM1.50m
3:00AM1.73m
3:25PM1.56m
3:41AM1.75m
4:06PM1.58m
4:23AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.10m
9:18AM0.01m
9:24PM0.05m
9:58AM-0.01m
10:07PM0.06m
10:38AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
19
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
23
25
22
20
20
19
18
18
21
21
16
16
16
14
15
15
18
17
17
16
14
14
13
14
20
22
21
20
18
16
14
15
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
2930
2935
2650
2160
1792
1452
1269
1127
972
759
638
556
469
469
327
253
149
110
111
99
330
389
335
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
68
68
70
46
66
11
11
38
34
33
72
71
71
50
18
107
189
195
210
214
94
77
62
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SW
13
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
121
7
7
8
8
9
18
17
71
13
27
187
140
144
26
26
29
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
NE
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
6
4
7
8
14
23
62
108
181
214
1
2
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
285
174
0
0
0
0
0
7
357
357
0
0
0
0
0
24
67
67
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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