Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Double Mouth today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 10PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Double Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 1828 | 2925 | 2593 | 2109 | 1447 | 1093 | 894 | 722 | 598 | 557 | 477 | 452 | 387 | 380 | 387 | 811 | 386 | 1247 | 1291 | 1088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.09m | 8:35AM0.93m | 10:01PM0.97m | 12:29PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.57m | 2:37AM0.67m | 2:47PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.73m | 6:22PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 172 | 1828 | 2925 | 2593 | 2109 | 1447 | 1093 | 894 | 722 | 598 | 557 | 477 | 452 | 387 | 380 | 387 | 96 | 49 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 330 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | 103 | 252 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 252 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 74 | 176 | 811 | 386 | 1247 | 1291 | 1088 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 285 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 408 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 408 | 479 | 347 | 285 |
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