
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Van Stadens Mouth today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Van Stadens Mouth at 1AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Van Stadens Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2094 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1488 | 947 | 805 | 686 | 560 | 524 | 465 | 444 | 377 | 391 | 703 | 481 | 432 | 443 | 450 | 367 | 261 | 499 | 605 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.48m | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:26AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.29m | 8:59AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:44AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
2094 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1488 | 947 | 805 | 686 | 560 | 524 | 452 | 444 | 377 | 359 | 520 | 481 | 432 | 443 | 450 | 367 | 261 | 499 | 605 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 269 | 248 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 359 | 9 | 296 | 281 | 222 | 160 | 160 | 133 | 112 | 125 | 64 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | W 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
5 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 32 | 47 | 127 | 27 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 142 | 190 | — | 342 | 237 | 445 | 465 | 397 | — | 391 | 703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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