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 24 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 21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 3PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (24 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24							Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	85	83	79	71	93	91	90	88	85	77	127	122	191	214	251	573	768	568	456	253	202	124	116	110
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	E	E	ENE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			10:26AM1.05m					11:19PM1.25m				11:49AM1.08m				00:21AM1.31m				12:49PM1.15m				1:08AM1.36m
Low Tide					4:32PM0.51m					5:51AM0.54m				5:47PM0.49m				6:50AM0.46m				6:44PM0.45m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	21	22	21	19	18	18	19	19	25	23	20	18	18	17
Feels °C	16	17	19	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	20	20	19	18	17	16	17	16	22	19	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	ENE 7	SW 6	SSW 6
kJ	53	75	78	71	93	91	90	88	85	77	83	83	191	214	251	573	768	568	456	253	202	43	33	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	ENE 10	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SW 12	ENE 7	SW 12
kJ	85	83	50	49	74	82	84	61	30	31	127	122	83	52	180	59	90	102	84	68	54	124	38	110
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 13	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	ENE 10	E 10	—	E 9	SSE 10	S 18	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	ENE 7
kJ	82	81	79	12	48	48	30	30	60	42	31	16	—	15	54	227	34	33	32	21	21	21	116	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 6	SW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	4	4	—	3	6	33	46	53	147	—	—	—	7	37	36	62	58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda 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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista 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	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	67	147	67	0	0	0	0	0	67	295	295	0	0	0	0	0	5	347	5	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda		Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Cintsa East		Whispering Waves	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	2	1	2	2	2			3	4	4	4	4	2		2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Angourie Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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