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Van Stadens Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Van Stadens Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Van Stadens Mouth sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
479 | 572 | 572 | 623 | 501 | 924 | 1077 | 947 | 827 | 643 | 585 | 473 | 521 | 515 | 569 | 518 | 495 | 522 | 644 | 712 | 780 | 865 | 775 | 698 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.59m | 5:05AM1.65m | 5:35PM1.54m | 5:52AM1.52m | 6:27PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.03m | 10:53PM0.13m | 11:22AM0.10m | 11:42PM0.23m | 12:09PM0.20m | 00:36AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
479 | 572 | 572 | 623 | 501 | 924 | 1077 | 947 | 827 | 256 | 528 | 245 | 466 | 424 | 374 | 320 | 241 | 273 | 230 | 181 | 149 | 116 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
257 | 330 | 263 | 216 | 137 | 134 | 91 | 59 | 190 | 643 | 75 | 473 | 99 | 147 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 129 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 53 | 84 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 229 | 23 | 23 | 48 | 39 | 82 | — | 104 | 137 | — | — | 35 | 34 | — | 9 | 25 | 48 | 77 | 47 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | — | 47 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 117 | 70 | 140 | 585 | 252 | 521 | 515 | 569 | 518 | 495 | 522 | 644 | 712 | 780 | 865 | 775 | 698 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 213 | 397 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 170 |
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