Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4326 | 3933 | 2708 | 2554 | 2356 | 2141 | 1788 | 1613 | 1387 | 1429 | 1347 | 1327 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1308 | 1127 | 1011 | 1011 | 1011 | 1011 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.44m | 3:38AM1.50m | 4:03PM1.52m | 4:07AM1.55m | 4:32PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.25m | 9:35PM0.31m | 9:51AM0.17m | 10:05PM0.25m | 10:18AM0.11m | 10:35PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4326 | 3933 | 2708 | 2554 | 2356 | 2141 | 1788 | 1613 | 1387 | 1429 | 1347 | 1327 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1308 | 1127 | 1011 | 1011 | 1011 | 1011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | — | — | 139 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 422 | 36 | 292 | 287 | 320 | 371 | 371 | 442 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 381 | 388 | 265 | 126 | 271 | 361 | 484 | 540 | 440 | 382 | 336 | 390 | — | 453 | — | — | — | 471 | 516 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 202 | 202 | 213 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 323 | 227 | 227 | 210 |
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