
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2859 | 3455 | 2831 | 4550 | 4169 | 3971 | 4505 | 4998 | 4852 | 4852 | 4623 | 4336 | 3844 | 3489 | 3158 | 2981 | 2718 | 2403 | 2340 | 2340 | 2129 | 2060 | 1837 | 1765 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.11m | 11:10PM1.34m | 12:04PM1.15m | 00:32AM1.39m | 1:20PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.49m | 4:29PM0.51m | 5:50AM0.45m | 5:59PM0.49m | 7:06AM0.36m | 7:18PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
1821 | 441 | 2831 | 4550 | 4169 | 3971 | 4505 | 4998 | 4852 | 4852 | 4623 | 4336 | 3844 | 3489 | 3158 | 2981 | 2718 | 2403 | 2340 | 2340 | 2129 | 2060 | 1837 | 1765 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
1357 | 9 | 684 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
666 | 3 | 149 | 10 | 10 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
2859 | 3455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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