Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1192 | 1320 | 1335 | 1144 | 1066 | 1929 | 1737 | 1506 | 1225 | 1082 | 954 | 930 | 894 | 809 | 757 | 676 | 746 | 676 | 557 | 532 | 465 | 532 | 458 | 451 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.67m | 4:21PM1.79m | 4:33AM1.67m | 4:56PM1.80m | 5:07AM1.63m | 5:29PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM-0.03m | 10:32PM0.04m | 10:40AM-0.04m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:12AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1159 | 1320 | 1335 | 1144 | 793 | 1929 | 1737 | 1506 | 1225 | 625 | 448 | 390 | 297 | 252 | 297 | 304 | 265 | 223 | 190 | 532 | 465 | 532 | 458 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 380 | 801 | 910 | 1066 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1082 | 954 | 930 | 894 | 809 | 757 | 676 | 746 | 676 | 557 | 190 | 160 | 122 | 61 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 62 | 49 | 27 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1192 | 1039 | 897 | 829 | 697 | 804 | 871 | 866 | 749 | — | 692 | — | — | 428 | — | 450 | 16 | 40 | 30 | 14 | — | — | 72 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 170 | 170 | 210 | 170 | 210 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 177 | 24 | 0 |
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