Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1144 | 1170 | 969 | 771 | 596 | 515 | 440 | 498 | 783 | 2831 | 2932 | 4163 | 3150 | 3038 | 2909 | 1932 | 1162 | 1452 | 1643 | 1594 | 2416 | 1500 | 1189 | 1088 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.48m | 5:47PM1.53m | 6:00AM1.36m | 6:12PM1.39m | 6:26AM1.23m | 6:39PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.21m | 11:56PM0.28m | 11:59AM0.34m | 00:23AM0.41m | 12:26PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1144 | 1170 | 969 | 771 | 596 | 515 | 440 | 498 | 294 | 247 | 206 | 206 | 3150 | 3038 | 2909 | 1932 | 1162 | 1452 | 1643 | 1594 | 2416 | 1500 | 1189 | 1088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 303 | 264 | 224 | 224 | 309 | 308 | 362 | 358 | 367 | 2 | 296 | 244 | 167 | 164 | 130 | 191 | 186 | 191 | — | 106 | 104 | 104 | 102 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 92 | 56 | 188 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 211 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 33 | 43 | — | — | — | 783 | 2831 | 2932 | 4163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 475 | 202 | 170 | 170 | 190 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 290 | 173 | 170 | 30 | 37 | 210 | 210 | 170 | 177 | 0 | 141 | 156 | 227 | 0 | 227 |
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