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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Double Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Double Mouth at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
5
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SW
8
1.4
SW
9
1.9
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3094
2431
2047
1706
1406
1092
870
655
505
365
304
232
190
111
120
300
913
1547
1527
1192
822
573
649
862
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:56AM1.07m
9:20PM1.08m
9:43AM1.03m
11:00PM1.14m
11:25AM1.07m
00:06AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.56m
3:37AM0.68m
4:09PM0.57m
5:21AM0.60m
5:30PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
12
13
21
21
20
17
17
17
18
19
26
28
21
20
17
16
16
16
20
22
23
23
23
23
9
10
19
17
17
14
13
13
14
16
24
21
13
11
8
6
6
8
11
14
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
SW
8
1.4
SW
9
1.9
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3094
2431
2047
1706
1406
1092
870
655
505
365
210
181
123
105
120
300
913
1547
1527
1192
822
573
649
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
27
26
25
25
64
64
62
106
104
74
304
232
190
111
92
103
90
81
45
47
23
22
37
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
41
40
36
58
25
13
13
10
10
52
46
45
28
63
127
96
72
38
39
39
38
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.1
NE
8
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
26
13
26
85
168
208
469
6
8
10
24
38
68
38
29
17
3
18
54
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
162
408
14
0
0
0
0
0
77
284
130
143
274
409
302
47
91
77
99
157
274
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
3
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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