Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 786 | 805 | 736 | 639 | 585 | 463 | 415 | 362 | 372 | 426 | 384 | 390 | 319 | 296 | 264 | 689 | 241 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:43AM1.60m | 4:03PM1.71m | 4:11AM1.64m | 4:30PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.16m | 9:50AM0.04m | 10:10PM0.09m | 10:16AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 29 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1100 | 646 | 488 | 732 | 639 | 585 | 463 | 415 | 362 | 318 | 426 | 277 | 390 | 290 | 296 | 264 | 274 | 235 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 336 | 384 | 736 | 625 | 528 | 308 | 350 | 344 | 372 | 318 | 384 | 290 | 319 | 260 | 209 | 164 | 241 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 123 | 155 | 213 | 184 | 68 | 89 | 149 | 239 | 225 | 199 | 29 | 126 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 685 | 786 | 805 | 1055 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 689 | 87 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 170 | 170 | 29 | 29 |
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