
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1758 | 987 | 1346 | 854 | 553 | 663 | 591 | 306 | 367 | 361 | 314 | 232 | 190 | 185 | 181 | 200 | 313 | 392 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.38m | 2:11PM1.50m | 2:27AM1.51m | 2:49PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.41m | 7:59AM0.27m | 8:24PM0.24m | 8:37AM0.13m | 9:02PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 9 |
1758 | 987 | 1346 | 640 | 492 | 449 | 351 | 306 | 264 | 225 | 185 | 189 | 189 | 185 | 181 | 185 | 313 | 392 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 13 |
833 | 590 | 484 | 854 | 553 | 663 | 591 | 286 | 367 | 361 | 314 | 232 | 190 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 68 | 16 | 331 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
50 | 236 | 209 | 158 | 198 | 156 | 104 | 169 | 75 | 56 | 77 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 134 | 200 | 29 | 13 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
791 | 966 | 733 | 977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | — | — | — | — | 189 | 194 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 29 |
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