
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4975 | 4507 | 4332 | 3953 | 3597 | 3296 | 2981 | 2646 | 2646 | 2581 | 2540 | 2340 | 2094 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1106 | 947 | 723 | 686 | 560 | 620 | 475 | 423 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.15m | 00:32AM1.39m | 1:20PM1.26m | 1:40AM1.48m | 2:19PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.45m | 5:59PM0.49m | 7:06AM0.36m | 7:18PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
4975 | 4507 | 4332 | 3953 | 3597 | 3296 | 2981 | 2646 | 2646 | 2581 | 2540 | 2340 | 2094 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1106 | 947 | 723 | 686 | 560 | 460 | 452 | 423 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 131 | 159 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | 56 | 227 | 338 | 524 | 620 | 475 | 418 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 227 | 213 | 213 | 170 | 170 |
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