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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 11PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (13 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0
4
8
5
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7565
5914
7651
3066
2547
2008
757
663
1211
1072
1072
730
730
2610
2945
3052
2930
2680
2410
2160
1792
1430
1269
1127
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
20
E
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:38AM1.56m
2:03PM1.41m
2:19AM1.67m
2:45PM1.50m
3:00AM1.73m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.29m
7:58AM0.18m
8:00PM0.18m
8:38AM0.07m
8:42PM0.10m
9:18AM0.01m
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
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
20
17
15
14
14
14
18
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
12
11
11
11
11
12
16
16
17
14
13
12
13
13
16
17
17
16
16
14
15
15
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
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
Energy kJ
3503
3066
2547
2008
757
663
1211
1072
1072
730
730
2610
2945
3052
2930
2680
2410
2160
1792
1430
1269
1127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
SSW
15
1.2
S
15
0.1
SW
18
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
Energy kJ
647
607
1
1
6
284
644
12
68
68
70
46
62
11
11
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
5
9
119
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
7565
5914
7651
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
927
347
5
0
0
0
5
5
14
0
0
0
0
0
5
23
5
0
0
0
0
0
67
409
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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