Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maasvlakte today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maasvlakte at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Maasvlakte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 78 | 82 | 73 | 53 | 107 | 164 | 80 | 36 | 17 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 82 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.47m | 7:43AM2.53m | 3:32PM0.75m | 8:02PM2.50m | 8:30AM2.33m | 8:55PM2.32m | 9:26AM2.12m | 10:02PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.29m | 3:57AM0.43m | 1:25PM0.59m | 4:15PM0.74m | 1:57AM0.37m | 2:26PM0.60m | 3:00AM0.48m | 4:09PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | 82 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 14 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 78 | 82 | 73 | 53 | 107 | 164 | 80 | — | 16 | 64 | 63 | 55 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 358 | 436 | 306 | 239 | 753 | 753 | 26 | 141 | 589 | 500 | 337 | 763 | 556 | 500 | 410 | 250 | 372 | 372 | 3 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 393 |
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