Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 542 | 365 | 449 | 1290 | 1290 | 2683 | 2599 | 2594 | 2497 | 2146 | 1960 | 2046 | 2013 | 2055 | 1742 | 2179 | 1985 | 1330 | 1257 | 1161 | 1098 | 1338 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.82m | 4:38AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.76m | 5:06AM1.57m | 5:21PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM-0.02m | 10:37PM0.02m | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 666 | 542 | 365 | 365 | 1290 | 1290 | 2683 | 2599 | 2594 | 2497 | 2146 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 1742 | 1631 | 1390 | 1330 | 1257 | 1161 | 1098 | 1338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 104 | 248 | 449 | 106 | 700 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 961 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 502 | 423 | 403 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 123 | 104 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 109 | 177 | 161 | 175 | 256 | 428 | 756 | 1114 | 1396 | 1915 | 1957 | 1960 | 2046 | 2013 | 2055 | — | 2179 | 1985 | — | — | — | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 210 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 213 | 171 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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