
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | SW 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 209 | 190 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 309 | 176 | 216 | 136 | 71 | 64 | 137 | 231 | 215 | 207 | 195 | 195 | 165 | 150 | 69 | 173 | 47 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.59m | 4:25PM1.68m | 4:40AM1.54m | 4:51PM1.60m | 5:06AM1.47m | 5:16PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.06m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
341 | 192 | 333 | 244 | 147 | 554 | 510 | 397 | 287 | 157 | 151 | 122 | 116 | 107 | 143 | 183 | 195 | 169 | 165 | 115 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | — | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
299 | 140 | 190 | 149 | 77 | 144 | — | 8 | 110 | 82 | 43 | 31 | 137 | 231 | 215 | 207 | 176 | 195 | 151 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 39 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 9 | — |
— | 209 | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 114 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
504 | 524 | 457 | 477 | 404 | — | 309 | 176 | 216 | 136 | — | — | 13 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 150 | 340 | 173 | 220 | 293 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 5 | 284 | 154 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 347 | 81 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 286 | 347 | 285 | 284 | 67 |
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