Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2519 | 2889 | 2567 | 2345 | 2045 | 1677 | 1474 | 1415 | 1392 | 1200 | 1411 | 841 | 721 | 563 | 974 | 1685 | 2704 | 2798 | 2360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.25m | 9:11AM1.04m | 9:52PM1.15m | 10:51AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.49m | 3:11AM0.59m | 3:06PM0.61m | 4:32AM0.65m | 4:38PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2519 | 2889 | 2567 | 2345 | 2045 | 1677 | 1474 | 1415 | 1392 | 1200 | 1411 | 841 | 721 | 563 | 974 | 1313 | 110 | 91 | 2360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 305 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 193 | 200 | 171 | 177 | 488 | 177 | 530 | 156 | 110 | 15 | 15 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | — | SSW 22 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 105 | — | 172 | 215 | 222 | 177 | 144 | 158 | 96 | 12 | — | 45 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 36 | 30 | 42 | 658 | 44 | 306 | 1685 | 2704 | 2798 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 173 | 29 | 30 |
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