Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maasvlakte today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maasvlakte at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Maasvlakte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 55 | 49 | 16 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:28AM0.49m | 5:33AM2.96m | 12:41PM0.92m | 3:19PM0.84m | 5:54PM2.73m | 1:12AM0.47m | 6:15AM2.86m | 1:28PM0.88m | 6:35PM2.70m | 2:00AM0.46m | 6:58AM2.71m | 2:22PM0.81m | 7:17PM2.63m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.31m | 11:05AM0.67m | 2:03PM0.71m | 11:33PM0.22m | 2:31AM0.31m | 11:48AM0.65m | 2:52PM0.70m | 00:18AM0.25m | 3:18AM0.35m | 12:34PM0.62m | 3:38PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | N 7 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | NW 5 | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 41 | 55 | 49 | — | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 487 | 485 | 485 | 737 | 841 | 841 | 692 | 704 | 736 | 736 | 753 | 737 | 753 | 738 | 652 | 652 | 141 | 293 | 293 | 589 | 925 | 883 | 217 |
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