Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 191 | 195 | 195 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 79 | 103 | 123 | 134 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 155 | 107 | 115 | 353 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:31PM1.52m | 6:38AM1.33m | 7:00PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.05m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:40AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 |
191 | 191 | 195 | 195 | 300 | 385 | 737 | 629 | 545 | 469 | 460 | 370 | 306 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 192 | 188 | 180 | 144 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 |
24 | 6 | 27 | 59 | 209 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 79 | 103 | 123 | 134 | 100 | 40 | 55 | 155 | 107 | 115 | 353 | 141 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — |
9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 35 | 71 | — | 3 | — | 29 | 27 | 91 | — | — | — | 242 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — |
139 | 192 | 225 | 278 | 423 | 405 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 34 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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