Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1196 | 1290 | 2683 | 2727 | 2785 | 2497 | 2307 | 1842 | 1775 | 1854 | 1936 | 1864 | 2612 | 2196 | 1370 | 1268 | 1193 | 1289 | 1219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.82m | 4:38AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.76m | 5:06AM1.57m | 5:21PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.02m | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1196 | 1290 | 2683 | 2727 | 2785 | 2497 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 1864 | 1667 | 1586 | 1370 | 1268 | 1193 | 1289 | 1219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 700 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 961 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 361 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 378 | 778 | 1236 | 1375 | 1346 | 1557 | 1937 | 1842 | 1775 | 1854 | 1936 | — | 2612 | 2196 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 170 | 592 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 213 | 210 | 213 | 171 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 29 |
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