
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
2708 | 2554 | 2356 | 2141 | 1788 | 1613 | 1387 | 1429 | 1347 | 1327 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1308 | 1127 | 1110 | 1011 | 996 | 996 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | 9:35PM0.31m | 9:51AM0.17m | 10:05PM0.25m | 10:18AM0.11m | 10:35PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
2708 | 2554 | 2356 | 2141 | 1788 | 1613 | 1387 | 1429 | 1347 | 1327 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1308 | 1127 | 1110 | 1011 | 996 | 996 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 261 | 363 | 322 | 329 | 329 | 372 | 397 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 422 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
362 | 244 | 233 | 131 | 309 | 498 | 557 | 411 | 319 | — | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 516 | 497 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 323 | 227 | 227 | 170 |
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